When Hunter x Hunter Author's Unspoken Rizz Backfired
Summary
TLDRThe video script narrates the intriguing love story and career of Nao Takachi, the creator of the iconic Sailor Moon manga series. Despite initial hesitations and a tumultuous relationship with fellow manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi, the two eventually married in 1999. Takachi's groundbreaking work in manga, her battles with industry norms, and her influence on female characters in anime and manga are highlighted, showcasing her as a trailblazer in the industry.
Takeaways
- 😲 Nao Takashi, the creator of Sailor Moon, had a dramatic pre-marital crisis with her husband, Yoshihiro Togashi, in November 1998, which included a sudden wedding cancellation and subsequent reconciliation.
- 🎎 Takashi and Togashi eventually married on January 6, 1999, after a period of uncertainty and renegotiation of their relationship terms.
- 🌟 Nao Takashi was a multi-millionaire superstar manga artist who had a significant impact on the female anime fan base and redefined female characters in manga and anime.
- 📚 From an early age, Takashi was obsessed with manga, reading extensively and eventually creating her own, which led to her professional debut at the age of 19.
- 🏆 Her debut work, 'Love Call,' won the prestigious Nakayoshi New Artist Award, setting the stage for her successful career.
- 🚀 The idea for Sailor Moon came from Takashi's desire to create a story about outer space and girl fighters, which was refined with the help of her editor into the iconic series.
- 💸 Sailor Moon's success was amplified by a strategic media mix marketing campaign, including close coordination between the manga, anime production, and merchandise sales, generating significant revenue.
- 🚗 Takashi was known for her outspoken personality, her love for her Porsche, and her candid discussions about love and relationships, which sometimes clashed with societal norms of the time.
- 💌 The relationship between Takashi and Togashi was filled with romantic gestures, including love letters and drawings, which were a driving force behind their bond.
- 🤝 Despite Togashi's unconventional marriage proposal that suggested maintaining separate lives and careers, the couple adjusted their terms and have remained married for over two decades.
Q & A
Who is Nao Takachiho and what is her significance in the manga and anime industry?
-Nao Takachiho, also known as Naoko Takeuchi, is a multi-millionaire superstar manga artist who is best known for creating the legendary series Sailor Moon. She is significant for redefining female characters in the manga and anime space and for generating $1.13 billion in merchandising sales.
What was Nao Takachiho's early life obsession that led her to become a manga artist?
-Nao Takachiho was obsessed with manga from an early age, reading extensively from both shojo and seinen manga magazines. This obsession led her to start creating her own manga, eventually leading to her professional debut.
How did the idea of Sailor Moon come about?
-The idea for Sailor Moon was initially Nao Takachiho's concept of a story about outer space and girl fighters. Her editor at the time, Fumio Osano, suggested incorporating school sailor suits into the concept, which evolved into the Sailor Moon series.
What was the impact of the media mix marketing campaign on Sailor Moon's success?
-The media mix marketing campaign, which involved coordination between the manga, anime production, and merchandise sales, played a significant role in Sailor Moon's success. It helped amplify the manga's reach and contributed to the generation of over 25 billion yen in just two years.
Why was Nao Takachiho's vision for Sailor Moon initially met with resistance from the magazine staff?
-Nao Takachiho's vision for Sailor Moon was met with resistance because the staff at Nakayoshi magazine did not understand her concept of a squadron of five beautiful fighting girls. They were used to including comic relief characters in such groups and were skeptical about making all five characters beautiful.
How did Nao Takachiho's personal life influence her work and the characters she created?
-Nao Takachiho's independent mindset and personal experiences influenced her work. She infused her characters with her own traits, and her stories often reflected her personal liberation and the progressive ideals of the time.
What was the turning point in Nao Takachiho's relationship with Yoshihiro Togashi that led to their marriage?
-The turning point in their relationship was when Nao Takachiho decided to call off the wedding due to Togashi's unconventional views on marriage. This prompted Togashi to beg for her to take him back, leading to them eventually getting married on January 6, 1999.
How did Nao Takachiho's involvement with Yoshihiro Togashi's work impact her own career?
-Nao Takachiho's involvement with Yoshihiro Togashi's work led to a temporary halt in her own manga career as she focused on supporting Togashi. However, this period also allowed her to explore her personal life and later relaunch her career with a renewed perspective.
What was the public's misconception about Nao Takachiho and Yoshihiro Togashi's relationship before they officially married?
-The public mistakenly believed that Nao Takachiho and Yoshihiro Togashi were already married, as fan mail congratulating them on their marriage was being sent to Togashi, even though they were not yet officially married.
How has Nao Takachiho's relationship with Yoshihiro Togashi evolved over the years?
-Nao Takachiho and Yoshihiro Togashi have been happily married for 24 years and have two children. Their relationship has shown resilience, with Takachiho being a supportive partner to Togashi during his personal struggles.
Outlines
💍 The Whirlwind Romance of Nao Takachi and Yoshihiro Togashi
The paragraph delves into the unexpected romance between Nao Takachi, the creator of Sailor Moon, and Yoshihiro Togashi, the manga artist behind Hunter x Hunter. It details their initial breakup, Togashi's desperate attempts to win her back, and their eventual marriage on January 6th, 1999. The narrative captures the essence of Takachi's influence on manga and anime, her early obsession with manga leading to her own creations, and the significant impact of Sailor Moon on the industry, generating over $1.13 billion in merchandise sales.
🎨 The Creative Tensions and Personal Life of Nao Takachi
This paragraph explores the professional and personal challenges faced by Nao Takachi, including the pushback she received from male editors regarding the portrayal of female characters in Sailor Moon. It also delves into her outspoken nature regarding love and relationships, which contrasted with societal norms of the time. The narrative highlights her relationship with Togashi, from their initial meeting to their collaborative work on his manga, Hunter x Hunter, and the unconventional dynamics of their marriage proposal and subsequent marriage.
🤝 The Enduring Partnership of Takachi and Togashi
The final paragraph wraps up the story of Nao Takachi and Yoshihiro Togashi, emphasizing their enduring partnership despite the unconventional terms of their marriage. It discusses the public's misconception of their marital status, the pressures of fame, and Togashi's health issues. The paragraph concludes by acknowledging Takachi's complex public image and her unwavering support for Togashi, drawing parallels to the loyalty and friendship depicted in her works.
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Keywords
💡Manga
💡Sailor Moon
💡Yoshihiro Togashi
💡Media Mix Marketing
💡Nakayoshi
💡Character Creation
💡Fumio Osano
💡Merchandise
💡Personal Liberation
💡Cultural Impact
Highlights
In November 1998, Nao Takachi abruptly called off her wedding with manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi, surprising him and leading to a reconciliation and eventual marriage on January 6, 1999.
Nao Takachi, known for her work on Sailor Moon, was a multi-millionaire superstar who redefined female characters in manga and anime.
Takiuchi's early obsession with manga led her to read extensively and create her own stories, eventually leading to her professional debut at the age of 19.
Her debut work, 'Love Call,' won the Nakayoshi New Artist Award, setting the stage for her future success.
Takiuchi's idea for a story about outer space and girl fighters was refined by her editor to include the iconic sailor suits, leading to the creation of Sailor Moon.
Sailor Moon's serialization in Nakayoshi magazine coincided with a strategic shift towards fantasy series and a media mix marketing campaign.
The anime adaptation of Sailor Moon, produced by Toei Animation, significantly amplified the manga's popularity and contributed to its massive merchandise sales.
Takiuchi's independent mindset and personal traits were reflected in the ethos of the Sailor Moon story, resonating with the progressive women of her time.
Takiuchi faced resistance from traditionalists within the industry, including disputes over character designs and the inclusion of a diverse, all-female fighting team.
Her outspokenness about love and relationships, including her candidness about her own love life, was a point of contention and intrigue in the 1990s Japan.
Takiuchi's relationship with Togashi began at a party where she was seated next to him, leading to a courtship and eventual marriage.
After wrapping up Sailor Moon, Takiuchi took time to support Togashi on his manga, Hunter Hunter, showcasing her prioritization of love over work.
The couple's unconventional marriage proposal and conditions, including living separately and maintaining separate careers, were a reflection of their unique relationship.
Despite Togashi's initial reluctance, the couple married and have remained together, with Takiuchi supporting him through personal struggles, demonstrating her loyalty.
Takiuchi's legacy as a polarizing figure in the manga world, with both admirers and critics, is undeniable, and her impact on the industry remains significant.
The story of Takiuchi and Togashi's relationship and marriage provides insight into the personal lives of two influential figures in the manga and anime industry.
Transcripts
on a cold day in Tokyo November 1998 a
woman abruptly calls off a wedding with
the famed Hunter Hunter manga yoshihiro
Togashi this shocked Togashi and he
literally begged this woman to take him
back eventually after laying down some
ground rolls the couple decided to
finally get married on January 6th 1999
so you might be asking who the hell is
this mystery woman that made a
workaholic manga take marriage seriously
well it's no other than Nao Tako the
multi-millionaire Superstar manga that
literally carried this generation's
female anime fan base through Sailor
Moon to some she was a complete Diva
with a princess complex to many she was
an icon for redefining female characters
in the Manga and Anime space this is the
story behind the creator of the
legendary series that generated $1 13
billion in merch sales rabby baby let
them know what time it is
it cannot be denied that Taki got the it
Factor when it came to manga creation
this was thanks to her obsession with
manga from an early age she was so
obsessed that she used to buy and read
so much manga that she described herself
as an Unstoppable monster she read all
the available shjo magazine in middle
school and high school but this wasn't
enough so she proceeded to read all the
male orientated Shen manga as well
however this still wasn't enough so to
quench your thirst Takeuchi resorted to
going to do jinii events eventually this
led to this young girl starting to make
her own manga Takeuchi later recalls
that she was drawing these stories to
escape my studies for University
entrance exams from there she started to
submit her one shots to a magazine
called nakayoshi a bestselling shjo
manga magazine at the ripe age of 19
while being a second-year university
student she made her professional M
debut with the work love call which
eventually went on to win the nakay
Yoshi's new artist award after winning
this prestigious award Sensei spends the
next several years creating short manga
series for nakayoshi then one day takoi
was like you know what I want to make a
story about outer space and girl
fighters her editor at that time fumio
osano one uped this idea by suggesting
how about we put these girl fighters in
school salor suits this young ambitious
bka ran with the idea and this led to
the creation of co-name Tor V months
later in December 1991 this story
concept evolved into Sailor Moon and
honestly the rest was history now I'm
convinced takiuchi was straight up a
saint in her past life because literally
everything lined up perfectly at a macro
level firstly nakayoshi the magazine
where Sailor Moon was serialized in had
a complete strategy shift in the 1990s
the editor and chief during that time
yoshio e wanted to move this
best-selling magazine away from first
love stories and wanted wanted to
introduce more fantasy series like
Sailor Moon additionally e pushed for a
media mix marketing campaign which
involved close coordination between the
magazine anime Productions based on the
manga and merchandise sales anime
Behemoth toy animation picked up Sailor
Moon and they were able to negotiate
with Powerhouse Bandai to handle Sailor
Moon merch of course the anime was a
huge amplification for the Sailor Moon
manga but I think it was the merch that
was the deal sealer I mean just 2 years
in the Sailor Moon IP generated over 25
billion yen or 160 million USD I found
this old January 1993 magazine issue
showcasing the different Seer Moon merch
and it is insane chibi figures Moon
stick computer note shampoo stationary
set cassettes Bandai didn't just get a
cash cow they got a whole goddamn Cash
Cow Farm as much as having the proper
infrastructure in place is crucial let's
not Overlook the fact that Nao takoi was
the driving force behind all of this she
made many of the growing Progressive
woman class at that time feel
represented the ethos of the Sailor Moon
story was a projection of Taki's
independent mindset at the time because
I was personally very independent I
suppose it is natural that my characters
also shared my traits and I think that
the grand scale the story I created also
reflected my own personal Liberation but
these ideal clash with the the status
quo during Japan in the 1990s in the
legendary 2013 roller magazine interview
takiuchi recalls the endless battles she
had with old men that got in the way of
the Sailor Moon Vision simply put Sensei
shared that the old men and nakayoshi
didn't understand her vision from the
GetGo she told the staff that Sailor
Moon was going to be a squadron of five
beautiful fighting girls in response
they said Hold up in a fighting Squadron
there's always one comically obese
character and another nerdy one with
glasses how are you going to make all
five of them beautiful this was the
level of complaint takoi was getting at
every turn I mean this bunny of heads is
what led to usagi's hair being blonde
originally takoi was going to make
sailor Moon's hair silver and the old
men editor said that the magazine is
never going to sell if she used a dull
color frustrated takoi is like bet I'll
make it blonde to make usagi more
princess-like to that someone chuckled
and
sneered at least it's not Grandma cell
like last time I'm sure another place
takoi drove these men in power crazy was
her love life to an interview question
where she was asked what she would do if
she became a man for one day her only
response was have sex and she did not
elaborate she also describes her car as
her boyfriend yes the famous Porsche
model piic that you see all over your
Twitter timelines Takeuchi finally
refers to her car as tbun and admits
that her most favorite place in the
world is being inside tbun in the 1993
interview the billionaire shares that
her favorite hobby is taking torun out
to the highway for late night drives but
looking Beyond these seemingly fun
tidbits what wasn't fun for her editors
was her outspoken openness about love
while many Japanese women in the 1990s
were quite reserved about their love
lives huchi shared that she loves
playing around with men in the words of
the famous manga herself I love the dark
silent types I just love pushing these
dark guys with all sort of complexes to
their limits once I'm done with them
I'll tell them not to get down on
themselves and cheer up yo what in the
sadism is going on here but this
priority of Love converged at a point
when she met a man who will later become
her soulmates in August 1997 Miss
takiuchi got invited to a weekly Shonen
jum party as luck would have it she was
seated right next to Yoshi Hiro Togashi
the 31-year-old manga superstar that
wrapped up a huge bestselling manga
called YuYu Haka show this ambitious
manga was less than one year away from
dropping a series named Hunter Hunter
takoi was actually a big fan of Togashi
particularly His science fiction manga
called level E at this party Togashi
gave takoi his card with his name and
number on it takoi fell convinced that
Togashi was hitting on her so after the
party she gave him a ring and for some
reason during during the same call our
man's admitted that he knew nothing
about Sailor Moon while many would think
this would backfire takoi kep wanting to
talk to this man I take a hint from
Taki's preference in men number one her
type was her character Tuxedo Mask
someone that is cold and pathetic number
two she doesn't care about looks takoi
never went after a guy romantically
based on their physical
looks what that don't groan I'm just on
paper these descriptions match Togashi
perfectly so anyways these two love
birds were seriously in love takoi once
shared that she was the type of person
who prioritizes love over work when I
find someone I like so with her having
some extra time on her hands after
wrapping up Sailor Moon instead of going
directly into her next series she
decided to help out Togashi on his new
manga called Hunter Hunter At first she
tried to play the role of manager by
running his office cleaning after
Togashi Etc however this was getting
nowhere so takiuchi tried to help out
with Hunter Hunter manga coloring but
again she quickly found herself just
sitting around doing nothing in my
personal opinion I think there was work
that needed to be done but I'm sure
Togashi held back because he wouldn't
want his new girlfriend to be chained to
a desk drawing manga for 12 hours a day
this boredom was evident in Taki's short
series called return to society punch
where she dives into what she's been up
to after the Sailorman manga finished we
find out essentially these two were
writing love letters to each other
throughout the whole day haki even
admitted to drawing sexy self-portraits
of herself in different dresses and
poses yes your favorite manga's
beginning was powered by Sailor Moon
Creator in pinup drawings this short
manga series really took me for a crazy
spin because at one point takoi even
shared she was showering with Togashi
and she asked him to show his Force
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I bring this curse knowledge up because
I'm just picturing the old men and
nakayoshi continually losing their hair
as they find out takichi openly talk
about her boyfriend's foreskin to
millions of readers in terms of how
Togashi proposed there's two variations
to how this unfolded one account is that
Togashi just didn't like watching
takiuchi stuck at his office conflicted
about her next steps to her career so
Tashi proposed to her telling her that
she could take things easy on the flip
side of the coin here is the more krama
version of the
story takoi invited Togashi to dinner to
celebrate her birthday but Togashi stood
her up in response takoi went off to get
pissed drunk and called Togashi to yell
at him during the call she demanded to
know what he thought about their current
relationship Togashi said he was
thinking about marriage so 10 months
after they met on that random day in
June of 199 98 takoi phoned her editor
fumio osano she was like Hey I'm
quitting my manga career osano brushed
the story off because he heard this
story before but she ends that statement
with I'm getting married n the [ __ ]
after this proposal things took another
K drama turn months were piling up
Togashi was getting busier with Hunter
Hunter and marriage talks weren't
getting anywhere and if things could
have get even more difficult the general
public actually thought these two were
married at this point there was actually
fan mail being sent to Togashi
congratulating him on his new marriage
so with all this pressure takiuchi goes
D-Day mode and demanded some answers
from Togashi was he serious about
getting married what was his views on
marriage anyways to that first question
Togashi quickly responds with yeah let's
get married but to the second question
homie really fumbled the back this is
for btim and I can't make this [ __ ] up
Togashi says we'll keep each other's
last names live separately and both work
oh and we won't butt in in each other's
jobs no kids no legal marriage and I
don't want a ceremony cheating is also
okay for either one of us Kashi are you
out of your goddamn mind well [ __ ] takui
sped off in her turboc Kun with that
brain dead response she decided to call
off the wed studing worked on formal
steps to relaunch her manga career and
most importantly find a new boyfriend
this folen woke a Togashi up and brought
him back to his census he spent the next
days begging takiuchi to take him back
and I guess Taki's un reversal card and
togashi's begging works because the
couples ended up tying the knot on
January 1999 on January 6 1999 9:30 a.m.
jst the two married at the Four Seasons
Hotel
in Bono K Tokyo 24 years later these two
are still happily married and have two
kids I gravitated towards takauchi
because she is such a polarizing figure
on one hand She's Every Woman's lady
crush a young millionaire who penned the
most famous shjo manga decked out in the
latest Chanel zooming past you in her
turbo on the other hand people thought
of her as being hot-tempered arrogant
entitled and having a complete complete
princess complex however it cannot be
denied that she made her Mark in the
manga world and I don't think this is
ever going to be publicly expanded on
but when Togashi was dealing with hell
problems in 2022 and couldn't even wipe
his ass Takeuchi was right there by his
side that that is all you got to know
just like usagi is to her friends homeg
girl is simply a ride or die bad
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