is a Japanese manga artist working for various magazines within the Shueisha lines, including Weekly Shà Ânen Jump and Super Jump. Born in à Âtoyo in the prefecture of Kà Âchi on March 1, 1959, he originally got notice from a placing entry in the 17th Akatsuka Award for his story in 1982. His first series, , soon followed, running between 1983 and 1985 in Weekly Shà Ânen Jump and quickly established him as not only a gag manga artist but one who balanced in dramatic elements into his stories as well. His most well known work, (a bizarre take on Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous jungle hero Tarzan), became a Weekly Shà Ânen Jump staple during its run between 1988 and 1995. At the same time as his Weekly Shà Ânen Jump success, he also had a successful series in Super Jump by way of , running between 1986 and 1990. Other notable more recent series in the seinen magazine include and .
Tokuhiro incorporates many of his loves in his stories, including guns, bodybuilding, and muscular physiques (for both males and females) as well as Shorinji Kempo.
One of the few assistants he has used in his work was a young Eiichiro Oda, who has admitted to taking many of the ideas and styles from Tokuhiro but has had little contact with him since those days.