Haruka Takachiho (高千穂 遙, Takachiho Haruka^?) (born November 7, 1951 as Kimiyoshi Takekawa (竹川 公訓^?) in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction author and founder of Studio Nue. Takachiho is best known as the creator of Crusher Joe, Dirty Pair and Dirty Pair Flash.

Takachiho established the anime production house Studio Nue in 1972, working as an anime producer and scenario writer, while still a student at Hosei University. He graduated three years later, in 1975, in social science. In 1977 Takachiho made his authorial debut with his novel "Crusher Joe: Rentai Wakusei Pizan no Kiki" ("Crusher Joe: Crisis on Solidarity Planet Pizan"). Two of Takachiho's stories have won Seiun Awards, "Daatipea no Dai Boken" ("Great Adventure of The Dirty Pair") for Best Japanese Short Story in 1980, and "Dirty Pair no Dai Gyakuten" ("The Dirty Pair Strike Again") for Best Japanese Novel in 1986.^[1] He held the title of Executive Secretary of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) until the end of 1997.

Works [link]

• "Crusher Joe: Rentai Wakusei Pizan no Kiki" (November 3, 1977)
• "Gekimetsu! Uchuu Kaizoku no Wana" (January 3, 1978)
• "Ginga Keisaigo no Hiho" (April 3, 1978)
• "Ankoku Jashinkyou no Doukutsu" (July 3, 1978)
• "Ginga Teikoku e no Yabou" (December 3, 1978)
• Untitled Dirty Pair short story and novella serialized in Japanese publication SF Magajin (SF Magazine) (1979)
• "Jimmen Majuu no Chousen" (June 3, 1979)
• Dirty Pair SF Magajin stories collected volume published as "Daatipea no Daibouken" (May 1980)
• "Utsukushi Maou" (March 1, 1983)
• "Koushoku no Jigoku" (April 30, 1983)
• "Dirty Pair no Daigyakuten" (August 1985
• "Dirty Pair no Dairansen" (March 1987)
• "Akurou Toshi Kukuru" part 1 (November 3, 1989)
• "Akurou Toshi Kukuru" part 2 (March 3, 1990)
• "Dirty Pair no Daidassou" (March 1993)
• "Tenshi no Yuutsu" (Dirty Pair Flash) (December 1994)
• "Tenshi no Hohoemi" (January 1997)
• "Dokusaisha no Isan" (August 26, 1998)
• "Tenshi no Itazura" (September 30, 1999)
• "Waamuddo no Genjuu" (October 25, 2003)
• "Dirty Pair no Daifukkatsu" (August 11, 2004)
• "Dairon no Seishoujo" (May 26, 2005)
• "Dirty Pair no Daiseifuku" (April 30, 2006)

References [link]

External links [link]

• Takachiho Notes, Haruka Takachiho's personal webpage
• SFWJ Profile
• Interview in EX volume 2.8
• Entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction