Ebine Yamaji
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is a Japanese
manga artist
who has created several works with a lesbian theme. These include Indigo Blue, the story of a young author discovering her sexuality, Free Soul, and Love My Life
. Several of her works were serialized in the josei
magazines Feel Young
(published by Shodensha
) and the now defunct Young You
. Although some of her works have been published in France, none of them have been officially released in English.
Her debut work was the short story "Sankakukei no dessert", published in Monthly LaLa
in November 1984.
A live-action version of Love My Life was released in Japan in January 2007.
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...
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...
who has created several works with a lesbian theme. These include Indigo Blue, the story of a young author discovering her sexuality, Free Soul, and Love My Life
Love My Life
is an internationally famous Japanese josei manga by Ebine Yamaji. It was originally serialized in the josei magazine Feel Young, and collected in a single tankōbon volume released in September 2001. The single volume has been translated into Mandarin and released by Taiwan Kadokawa and is...
. Several of her works were serialized in the josei
Josei
also known as or , is a term that refers to the target demographic of manga created mostly by women for late teenage and adult female audiences. Readers range from 15-44. In Japanese, the word josei means simply "woman", "female", "feminine", "womanhood" and has no manga-related connotations at...
magazines Feel Young
Feel Young
Feel Young is a monthly josei manga magazine published by Shōdensha in Japan. Manga artist whose stories have run in this magazine include Moyoco Anno, Mitsue Aoki, Mitsukazu Mihara, Kiriko Nananan, Mari Okazaki, Erica Sakurazawa, Ebine Yamaji, and others....
(published by Shodensha
Shodensha
is a Japanese publisher of mostly non-fiction magazines and books, though it has recently begun publishing light novels and manga, including magazines which contain both...
) and the now defunct Young You
Young You (magazine)
was a Japanese josei manga magazine published by Shueisha, aimed at young women. It was first published in 1986, and ran for almost twenty years until its discontinuation in October 2005...
. Although some of her works have been published in France, none of them have been officially released in English.
Her debut work was the short story "Sankakukei no dessert", published in Monthly LaLa
LaLa (magazine)
LaLa is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha. The magazine is published on the 24th of each month.The magazine's furoku are usually calendars for New Year issues, drama CDs and so on....
in November 1984.
A live-action version of Love My Life was released in Japan in January 2007.
Published works
- Free Soul (2004, 1 volume)
- Sweet Lovin' Baby (2003, 1 volume)
- Yoru o Koeru (2003, 1 volume)
- Indigo Blue (2002, 1 volume)
- Love My LifeLove My Lifeis an internationally famous Japanese josei manga by Ebine Yamaji. It was originally serialized in the josei magazine Feel Young, and collected in a single tankōbon volume released in September 2001. The single volume has been translated into Mandarin and released by Taiwan Kadokawa and is...
(2001, 1 volume) - MAHOKO (1998, 1 volume)
- Otenki to Issho (1996–2002, 3 volumes)
External links
Shodensha's profile for Ebine Yamaji- Interview with manga writer Ebine Yamaji in Tokyo Wrestling