Takafumi Adachi is a manga artist with decades of experience creating children’s and shonen manga. He is best known as the creator of the “Metal Saga” of the Beyblade
franchise. He is a world-renowned specialist of hobby, game, and media-mix manga, particularly in the fantasy and shonen battle genres. He has created manga and designed characters
for clients, including toy manufacturers, corporate mascots, and Vtubers. Some of his notable works include the official manga adaptation of Kung Fu Panda, the Duel Masters spinoff manga DM Fighter Honoh, and the Mazinger Z spinoff manga Majin Battle. In 2013, he collaborated with renowned Royal Ballet performer Steven McRae to create a fantasy-action manga starring him, which became Ballet Hero Fantasy: Dan’s Adventure feat. Steven McRae. He has mentored many prodigious manga creators, including Posuka Demizu, the artist of The Promised Neverland and Beyblade X, as well as Kazuyoshi Seto, the artist of Minecraft: The Manga.