Keisuke Itagaki
| Keisuke Itagaki 板垣 恵介 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hiroyuki Itagaki April 4, 1957 Kushiro, Kushiro Subprefecture, Japan |
| Area | Manga artist |
Notable works | Baki the Grappler |
| Children | 3, including Paru Itagaki |
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Hiroyuki Itagaki (Japanese: 板垣 博之, Hepburn: Itagaki Hiroyuki; born April 4, 1957), better known by the pen name Keisuke Itagaki (板垣 恵介, Itagaki Keisuke), is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his martial arts series Baki the Grappler (1991–1999) and its many sequels, which together have sold over 100 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. Itagaki lives in Fuchū, Tokyo, and has been a Musashi Province Fuchū Ambassador since 2014. He is the father of fellow manga artist Paru Itagaki.