Her senior thesis was called 'Heightened Effects of Thrombolytic Actions Due to Ultrasound'. Takeuchi graduated from the Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy, where she received a degree in chemistry and became a licensed pharmacist. Takeuchi's father encouraged her to pursue other career paths, in case she wouldn't find success as a professional artist, which is why she attended university to study chemistry. Her formative high school experiences influenced her trajectory to become a manga artist. These experiences influenced her work for Sailor Moon, in addition to her other pieces, such as Love Call and Rain Kiss. She wore a seifuku and joined the astronomy and manga clubs. She gave the names of her relatives to the characters she created for Sailor Moon, and mentions this in interviews and in several comic strips she produced, in place of author notes. Takeuchi was born in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan, to parents Kenji and Ikuko Takeuchi. Takeuchi is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter. She has won several awards, including the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for Sailor Moon. She is best known as the author of Sailor Moon, one of the most popular manga series of all time. Naoko Takeuchi ( Japanese: 武内直子, Hepburn: Takeuchi Naoko, born March 15, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist.

美少女戦士セーラームーン新装版 1 by Naoko Takeuchi