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.
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