Keisuke Itagaki

Keisuke Itagaki is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his martial arts series Grappler Bakihttps://anilist.co/manga/41425/GrapplerBaki/ 19911999 and its five sequels which have sold over 100 million volumes. In 1996 he began working on Garoudenhttps://anilist.co/manga/37921/Garouden/ an original work by Baku Yumemakurahttps://anilist.co/staff/97026/BakuYumemakura. He has also collaborated on the series Garouden Boyhttps://anilist.co/manga/45998/GaroudenBoy/. Prior to becoming a manga artist he served 5 years in the 1st Airborne Brigade of the Japan Ground SelfDefense Force. During his service he practiced amateur boxing and has competed in the National Sports Festival. He also holds a degree in Shorinji Kempo which he has practiced since he was a teenager. He is the father of the famous mangaka Paru Itagakihttps://anilist.co/staff/121564/.