People like Naoko Takeuchi

Naoko Togashi (冨樫 直子, Togashi Naoko, born March 15, 1967), known by her maiden name Naoko Takeuchi (武内 直子, Takeuchi Naoko, Japanese: [ta.keꜜ.ɯ.tɕi naꜜ.o.ko]), is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the author of Sailor Moon, one of the most popular manga series of all time.

She has won several awards, including the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for Sailor Moon.

Takeuchi is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter x Hunter.

Takeuchi was born in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan, to parents Kenji and Ikuko Takeuchi. She has a younger brother, Shingo. She gave the names of her relatives to the characters she created for Sailor Moon, and mentions this in interviews and in several comic strips she produced in place of author notes.