Yoshihiro Togashi is one of the greatest mangaka of all time. With Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter x Hunter under his belt, he is without doubt a household name in the anime industry. The mangaka is not only a great writer, but he has also inspired other popular mangaka like Masashi Kishimoto through his work and keeps doing it to date.
Though Yoshihiro Togashi is like a God to the Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter x Hunter fandom, his recurring health issues have always interrupted his work. He had to finish Yu Yu Hakusho in a rushed manner, and as for Hunter x Hunter, it is going through an unending hiatus. Even after such controversies, Togashi remains one of the wealthiest mangaka of all time, with a fortune to his name.
Yoshihiro Togashi Is a Multi-Millionaire
Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter x Hunter are some of the most popular manga, with more than 150 million combined manga volumes sold to date. His iconic manga has added several million to his bank account. As of 2023, Yoshihiro Togashi has a net worth of $30 million and is among the top ten richest mangaka of all time. Even without having written anything for some time, his net worth keeps on stacking.
He began the serialization of Yu Yu Hakusho in 1991, and by late 1994, he wrapped up the story. As for Hunter x Hunter, it began in 1998, and the last manga chapter was written in 2022. There were several long hiatus in between. After chapter 400, Yoshihiro Togashi’s health issues recurred, and the story went on a hiatus, yet again.
But that does not cause any damage to either of his manga sales since both of them keep on increasing their numbers. Recently, Togashi addressed his health issues and gave fans a glimpse at the Hunter x Hunter’s ending with three alternate endings, which created a hype and hike in sales.
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Yoshihiro Togashi has $30 million in his bank. He will have more when he gets healthy and continues with the Hunter x Hunter manga. The legendary mangaka is married to another iconic mangaka, Naoko Takeuchi. Naoko Takeuchi is the creator of Sailor Moon and has a net worth of $10 million. So, in the anime world, they are a power couple.
The Yu Yu Hakusho creator could have earned more if his health was not an issue. He suffers from back and hip pain, which makes it hard for him to sit up and draw his manga characters. Previously, Togashi was against the idea of hiring others for his work since he believed that nobody would be able to create the things he wanted. But now he has hired a few people to help with his work. Whatever work he did in the last few years was on lying down.
