Kazuo Koike - Graduates of Koike's Gekika Sonjuku

Graduates of Koike's Gekika Sonjuku

Notable graduates include:

• Rumiko Takahashi - manga artist: Urusei Yatsura, Ranma ½, InuYasha etc.
• Akira Sakuma - game designer, freelance writer: Momotaro Densetsu series
• Hideyuki Kikuchi - horror writer: Vampire Hunter D
• Tetsuo Hara - manga artist: Fist of the North Star
• Yuji Horii - game designer, freelance writer: Dragon Quest series
• Keisuke Itagaki - manga artist: Baki the Grappler
• Naoki Yamamoto - manga artist: Dance till Tomorrow
• Takayuki Yamaguchi - manga artist: Apocalypse Zero and Shigurui.