Editing Naoko Takeuchi (section)

==Early life==
Takeuchi was born in [[Kōfu|Kofu]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]], Japan to Kenji and Ikuko Takeuchi. She has a younger brother, Shingo. 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 attended Kofu Ichi High School, where she wore a [[School_uniforms_in_Japan#Sailor_fuku|sailor uniform]] and joined the [[astronomy]] and manga clubs.<ref name=highschool>{{cite web |url= http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/prism/notes/gradation02.html |title= The Manga of Takeuchi Naoko |access-date= October 27, 2006 |last= Glover |first= Alex |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185519/http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/prism/notes/gradation02.html |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~ayano/naoko/abst.html|title=武内直子先生インタビューの要旨|last=Obayashi|first=Ayano|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021006084159/http://www.a.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~ayano/naoko/abst.html|archive-date=October 6, 2002|access-date=February 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> These experiences influenced her work for ''Sailor Moon'', in addition to her other pieces, such as ''Love Call'' and ''Rain Kiss''. Her formative high school experiences influenced her trajectory to become a manga artist. 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.

Takeuchi graduated from the [[Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy]], where she received a degree in chemistry and became a licensed [[pharmacist]]. Her senior thesis was called "Heightened Effects of Thrombolytic Actions Due to Ultrasound".<ref name=thesis>{{cite web |url= http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/missrain/notes/maigo.html |title= The Manga of Takeuchi Naoko |access-date= October 27, 2006 |last= Glover |first= Alex |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194411/http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/missrain/notes/maigo.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>