Shūichi Shigeno

is a Japanese manga artist famous for creating Initial D. Shigeno has also created Bari Bari Densetsu, Dopkan, and Tunnel Nuketara Sky Blue ("First Love in Summer"). In 1985, he received the Kodansha Manga Award in shōnen for Bari Bari Densetsu.

Early life Shuichi Shigeno was born in , , Niigata Prefecture. When Shigeno was in high school, he was obsessed with motorcycles, which resulted in one of his best-selling series, Bari Bari Densetsu. Before Shigeno became a manga artist, he was a poor student. Still, after Baribari Densetsu sold well and got a lot of money from royalties on the first edition, he bought his first car (Toyota AE86) and lived in a small apartment.

Career After Bari Bari Densetsu was sold, Shigeno wanted to make another book. And one of Shigeno's friends told Shigeno he liked cars, "so why not write it down?" The series resumed on June 19, 2023, and concluded on February 16, 2025.

Works Bari Bari Densetsu (1983–1991, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Kodansha) Tunnel Nuketara Sky*Blue (1992, serialized in Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha) Shō (1992, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Kodansha) DO-P-KAN (1993–1995, serialized in Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha) Initial D (1995–2013, serialized in Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha) Takane no Hana (2014, serialized in Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha) Sailor Ace (2015–2017, serialized in Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha) MF Ghost (2017–2025, serialized in Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha) Subaru and Subaru (from 2025, serialized in Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha)