Masayuki Taguchi is a manga artist born on April 26th, 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, and was the illustrator for the Battle Royale manga. Series by Masayuki Taguchi: * Baron Gong Battle - 1998 * Battle Royale - 2000-2003 * Black Jack Alive - 2005 * Black Jack Neo - 2006 * Lives - 2006 * Black Joke - 2008 Sadly, not much is known about Masayuki Taguchi except for his birth date and place, along with his illustrated series'.