Yoshihiro Togashi (冨樫 義博 Togashi Yoshihiro, born April 27, 1966
in Yamagata Prefecture is a Japanese manga artist. He began drawing
manga at an early age; while he attended college, the publisher
Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga
series in different genres during the past three decades. He is
perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho
and Hunter × Hunter series, both of which have been published in
the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Togashi is married to
Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon.