Takahiro Satō

{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}

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{{Nihongo|Takahiro Satō|佐藤 タカヒロ|Satō Takahiro|24 July 1976 – 3 July 2018}}{{Cite web|title=Takahiro's tweet about his own birthday|url=https://twitter.com/satoootaka/status/360272265780269056/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703130340/https://twitter.com/satoootaka/status/360272265780269056/|archive-date=3 July 2018|website=Twitter}} was a Japanese manga artist from Yamagata prefecture.

Satō created the manga Bachi Bachi, a sumo series that ran in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2009 to 2012. Bachi Bachi went on to spawn two sequel series, Bachi Bachi BURST and Samejima, Saigo no Jūgonichi. Satō suffered a sudden death on 3 July 2018 at the age of 41 due to acute coronary syndrome.[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-03/bachi-bachi-manga-creator-takahiro-sato-passes-away-at-41/.133738 Bachi Bachi Manga Creator Takahiro Satō Passes Away at 41]{{Cite news|date=4 July 2018|title=Takahiro Sato obituary (訃報 佐藤 タカヒロ氏)|newspaper=Yamagata Newspaper (山形新聞)}} Samejima, Saigo no Jūgonichi was still running at the time of his death, and the last issue was published in July 2018. The final chapters were compiled into the 20th volume, which went on to be published posthumously in October of the same year.

Sumo magazine Great Sumo Journal honored Satō with a special issue following his death, which featured the main character of Bachi Bachi."Great Sumo Journal"『大相撲ジャーナル』issue 24-25[https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20180830-686440/ 「バチバチ」シリーズの鮫島が相撲雑誌の表紙に登場、佐藤タカヒロ追悼企画も] (MyNavi News article about the special issue) マイナビニュース （株式会社マイナビ、31 August 2018）

In November 2023, makuuchi-ranked wrestler Kitanowaka also paid tribute to Satō by performing his ring-entering ceremony with a keshō-mawashi made in the image of Samejima, the main character in Bachi Bachi.{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202311120001430.html|title=北の若23歳誕生日に幕内初白星「集中しすぎて忘れてた」漫画「バチバチ」化粧まわしで土俵入り|language=ja|date=12 November 2023|work=Nikkan Sports|access-date=13 November 2023}}