#macoto takahashi

[classic-shoujo]

[animenostalgia]

Some sad news to share - Prolific shoujo manga artist & illustrator Macoto Takahashi has passed away at the age of 90 due to cancer. While he made several shoujo manga in the late 1950s & 60s, he soon decided to focus on illustration work, as he realized it was difficult for him to write stories for girls as a man. His highly detailed, fairy tale inspired & ultra-feminine style quickly became very influential to other shoujo artists at the time, helping further popularize trends that we now associate with classic shoujo manga style today. His work gained notice again in the 90s & 2000s when he started doing fashion illustrations for Lolita brands and magazine covers.

Rest in peace, Takahashi-sensei. You will be missed, and your beautiful art will continue to inspire!

[bishiedoll]

Wedding dress inspired by a Macoto Takahashi illustration from 1979 for the exhibition "Kyoto Manga Girls Collection" at the Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2012.

[strangemonochromes]

Paris-Tokyo (パリ～東京) // Macoto Takahashi

[bishonenspit]

Illustrations by Macoto Takahashi x x x on display for the 90th Birthday Exhibition MACOTO JAPON

[glittertomb]

Macoto Takahashi’s Snow White

[yugimoto]

[adequately]

高橋　真琴　ユニコーンと乙女

[oldbrain]

❀ Art 1.: '70 Sweet Hyacinths. 「’70　スウィート・ヒヤシンス」 ❀ Art 2:. From the Exhibition: A Beautiful Smile - 70th Anniversary of Painting Girls of Makoto. by Macoto Takahashi 高橋真琴 ❀

[whizpurr]

[classic-shoujo]

Macoto Takahashi

[happymiffy]

[bishiedoll]

The Lady who Loved Insects (1976) and Princess Kaguya (1975) by Takahashi Macoto.

[strangemonochromes]

The Row of Cherry Trees (さくら並木) // Macoto Takahashi

[bonkie]

高橋真琴　額装　アップルママ表紙　うみひこやまひこ

[doizy]

Interestingly, despite the overall princess theme in Go Princess Precure being very obviously inspired by the Disney Princess aesthetic, Haruka's in universe inspiration seems to be an homage to Macoto Takahashi, one of the pioneers of Shoujo manga.