Ayato Sasakura
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese female manga artist
. She is best known for her work as the artist for the Shakugan no Shana
manga
series.
Ayato Sasakura has been active on the dōjin
scene for several years under the kojin circle
name Imitation Genome, and was part of several other circles before that. Since 2002, she has contributed a number of short manga to the lolicon
-themed adult magazines Hina Kan and Hina Kan Hi!, which were collected in tankōbon
form under the title Shōjo-ryū kōfuku kakushu-ron ("On the seizure of happiness, girly style"). Those magazines were supplanted by Comic RIN, where Sasakura continues to publish, albeit on an irregular basis.
A full-page illustration of hers was featured in Dengeki Moeoh 5 (May 2003), and caught the attention of the editor in charge of the Shakugan no Shana manga adaptation project. Her style seemed to fit Noizi Ito
's and that's how she was appointed as the artist for the Shana manga, starting from February 2005.
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 is best known for her work as the artist for the Shakugan no Shana
Shakugan no Shana
, also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series.
Ayato Sasakura has been active on the dōjin
Dojin
, often romanized as doujin, is a general Japanese term for a group of people or friends who share an interest, activity, hobbies, or achievement...
scene for several years under the kojin circle
Dojinshi
is the Japanese term for self-published works, usually magazines, manga or novels. Dōjinshi are often the work of amateurs, though some professional artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular industry. The term dōjinshi is derived from and . Dōjinshi are part of a wider...
name Imitation Genome, and was part of several other circles before that. Since 2002, she has contributed a number of short manga to the lolicon
Lolicon
, also romanised as lolikon or rorikon, is a Japanese portmanteau of the phrase "Lolita complex". In Japan, the term describes an attraction to underage girls or an individual with such an attraction...
-themed adult magazines Hina Kan and Hina Kan Hi!, which were collected in tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
form under the title Shōjo-ryū kōfuku kakushu-ron ("On the seizure of happiness, girly style"). Those magazines were supplanted by Comic RIN, where Sasakura continues to publish, albeit on an irregular basis.
A full-page illustration of hers was featured in Dengeki Moeoh 5 (May 2003), and caught the attention of the editor in charge of the Shakugan no Shana manga adaptation project. Her style seemed to fit Noizi Ito
Noizi Ito
is a Japanese manga and game artist from Hyōgo, Japan. She is employed by the H-game maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine...
's and that's how she was appointed as the artist for the Shana manga, starting from February 2005.
Works
- Shakugan no Shana (灼眼のシャナ, 2005–, Media Works), manga currently serialized in Dengeki DaiohDengeki Daiohis a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works under the Dengeki brand. Many manga serialized in Dengeki Daioh were later published in tankōbon volumes under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics imprint. The magazine is sold every month on the 27th...
. - Shōjo-ryū kōfuku kakushu-ron (少女流幸福攫取論, 2004, Akane Shinsha, ISBN 4871826783).
- Flyable HeartFlyable Heartis a Japanese visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT first released on March 19, 2009 for the PC as a limited edition DVD playable on personal computers, followed by a regular edition release on April 3, 2009. The game is described by the development team as a , and bears the tagline "The future has...
(2009) - Kimi no Nagori wa Shizuka ni YureteKimi no Nagori wa Shizuka ni Yurete, abbreviated as , is an adult Japanese visual novel developed by Unisonshift: Blossom for the PC. It was released on May 28, 2010. Kimi no Nagori wa Shizuka ni Yuretes story is focused around Mayuri Shirasagi, one of the heroines of Unisonshift Blossom's previous game, Flyable Heart...
(2009)