Yaguchi Takao

[Official Website](https://www.yaguchitakao.com/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/yaguchi_takao) He was a Japanese mangaka and essayist. Known for his works on nature based slice of life, this mangaka worked for Hago Bank (now Hokuto Bank), while he was attending Masuda High School and worked there for 12 years. In 1969, he made his debut as an amateur writer under his real name with his prize-winning work "Nagamochiuta Kou," which was published in "Garo." Some of his famous works include Tsurikichi Sanpei and Habatake! Taroumaru. He died of pancreatic cancer in the year 2020.