Keiko Yamada (manga artist)
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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 had all three of her serial manga picked up for English translation (though Limited Lovers
Limited Lovers
is a Japanese manga authored by Keiko Yamada, first published in 2004. The manga follows the life of a schoolgirl called Kakinomoto Karin, who loses the use of her legs following an accident, and subsequently falls in love with her attendant doctor, Okita Teppei....
remains untranslated).
Her first piece, a one-shot, was about old-style talking demons. She is most known for her manga VS
VS (manga)
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Keiko Yamada. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōjo magazine Princess Comics. The individual chapters were released in 7 tankōbon volumes between June 1999 and December 24, 2001...
(also known as 'Versus'), which has been noted for its unusual premise, in that it centres around violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ists.
Yamada is also known for her distinctive drawing style which exaggerates elements of classic manga style, a style similar to that of the manhwa
Manhwa
Manhwa is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons . Outside of Korea, the term usually refers specifically to South Korean comics. The term, along with manga, is a cognate of the Chinese manhua...
Chocolat
Chocolat (manhwa)
Chocolat is a manhwa written by Shin Ji-sang and illustrated by Geo. It is published by Sigongsa and distributed in the United States by Yen Press.-Plot:...
, illustrated by Geo. The watercolour-like quality of her coloured work has also been praised.
Works
(published in Princess Comics, licensed by DC ComicsDC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
/CMX
CMX (comics)
CMX was a division of Wildstorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics which in turn is owned by Time Warner. It was DC's line of manga translations....
, 7 volumes) (DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
/CMX
CMX (comics)
CMX was a division of Wildstorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics which in turn is owned by Time Warner. It was DC's line of manga translations....
) (2004-ongoing, 3 volumes)
External links
- Author Spotlight: Keiko Yamada at BookLounge