is a Japanese writer of fan guides and novels, as well as a radio co-host. His work was the basis for the 1997 Satoshi Kon anime film Perfect Blue and a 2002 live-action film titled Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete. Takeuchi's book Ultraman Visits the Grave is about a young boy who happens to be a fan of Ultraman. Takeuchi has expressed interest in getting his work translated for an English-speaking audience.
Seven Seas Entertainment published English-language versions of his Perfect Blue novels in 2018.
Bibliography (1982, Shogakukan) The History of Toho Special Effects Movies (1983) (March 1991) () (March 1998, Metamor Publishing) () (reprint of Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis) Perfect Blue: Awaken from a Dream (2002) The Promise of Gachopon (2009) Wanting to meet Arashi (2010) Ultraman Visits the Grave (November 2011)
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