He worked as an assistant for manga artist Fujihiko Hosono before starting his career as an original author.
His first work appeared in November 1983 in Young Magazine, and his first series Tokonatsu Bank started in that publication in January 1984 and ran until February 1985.
The anime versions of these series all star voice-actress Megumi Hayashibara.
In 1993, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for 3×3 Eyes.
[1] Takada has also worked on character design and illustration for video games, including Enix's Just Breed.