Akemi Matsunae
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
shōjo
manga artist
. She made her debut in 1977 with Yakusoku ("Promise") in Lyrica. In 1988 she won the Kodansha Manga Award
for shōjo for Junjō Crazy Fruits.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
shōjo
Shojo
The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...
manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
. She made her debut in 1977 with Yakusoku ("Promise") in Lyrica. In 1988 she won the Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
for shōjo for Junjō Crazy Fruits.
External links
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page
- Romantic Kingdom - database of Akemi Matsunae's works