Mayumi Azuma
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is a Japanese manga artist
who is the creator of the now completed manga Elemental Gelade
, which finished with eighteen volumes and was adapted into a 26-episode television anime
series, and its ongoing spinoff manga Elemental Gelade: Flag of Blue Sky. She is also recognized for creating the manga adaptation of the video game Star Ocean: The Second Story
.
Before her career as a manga artist took off, she started out working as an assistant to Kozue Amano
, creator of Aria
.
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 is the creator of the now completed manga Elemental Gelade
Elemental Gelade
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. The fantasy adventure is a tale of a group of five who are on a journey to Edel Garden, the birthplace of mystical beings called Edel Raids who are described as "living weapons"....
, which finished with eighteen volumes and was adapted into a 26-episode television anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series, and its ongoing spinoff manga Elemental Gelade: Flag of Blue Sky. She is also recognized for creating the manga adaptation of the video game Star Ocean: The Second Story
Star Ocean: The Second Story (manga)
is a seven volume manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. Based on the tri-Ace video game Star Ocean: The Second Story, it follows the exploits of Claude C. Kenny, a young ensign in the Earth Federation who finds himself stranded on the Planet Expel...
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Before her career as a manga artist took off, she started out working as an assistant to Kozue Amano
Kozue Amano
is a female Japanese manga artist. She is widely known as the creator of Aria, which proved to be a best-selling hit, and was adapted into an anime television series consisting of 3 seasons and an OVA....
, creator of Aria
ARIA (manga)
is a utopian science fantasy manga by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled when it was published by Enix in the magazine Monthly Stencil, being retitled when it moved to Mag Garden's magazine Comic Blade. Aqua was serialized in Stencil from 2001 to 2002 and collected in two tankōbon volumes...
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Works
- MangaMangaManga 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...
- EnixEnixThe was a Japanese company that produced video games, anime and manga. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975 as and renamed Enix in 1982...
- Night Walker! (ナイトウォーカー!) (1995–1996, Monthly Shōnen GagOh!)
- Get! (GET!) (1999, Monthly Shōnen GanganMonthly Shonen Ganganis a manga imprint of Square Enix . It publishes manga in several magazines aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its magazines are home to some popular manga series which were adapted into anime series, like Fullmetal Alchemist, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit,...
) - Vampire Savior: Tamashii no Mayoigo (ヴァンパイア セイヴァー 〜魂の迷い子〜) (1997–2001, Monthly Gangan WING)
- Star Ocean: The Second StoryStar Ocean: The Second Story (manga)is a seven volume manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. Based on the tri-Ace video game Star Ocean: The Second Story, it follows the exploits of Claude C. Kenny, a young ensign in the Earth Federation who finds himself stranded on the Planet Expel...
(スターオーシャン セカンドストーリー) (1999–2001, Monthly Shōnen GanganMonthly Shonen Ganganis a manga imprint of Square Enix . It publishes manga in several magazines aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its magazines are home to some popular manga series which were adapted into anime series, like Fullmetal Alchemist, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit,...
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- Mag GardenMag Gardenis a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix...
- Elemental GeladeElemental Geladeis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. The fantasy adventure is a tale of a group of five who are on a journey to Edel Garden, the birthplace of mystical beings called Edel Raids who are described as "living weapons"....
(EREMENTAR GERAD) (2002–2009, Monthly Comic BladeComic Bladeis a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and is sold on the thirtieth of each month. The manga series are published in tankōbon under the imprint.-Serialized manga:...
) - Elemental Gelade: Flag of Blue Sky (EREMENTAR GERAD -蒼空の戦旗-) (2003–present, Comic Blade MasamuneComic Blade Masamunewas a bi-monthly Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden that contains manga and information about those series. It began in December 2002 and ceased publication on June 15, 2007, to be revamped as a new magazine called Comic Blade Avarus....
) - Toraneko Folklore (とらねこフォークロア) (2010–ongoing, Monthly Comic BladeComic Bladeis a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and is sold on the thirtieth of each month. The manga series are published in tankōbon under the imprint.-Serialized manga:...
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- Elemental Gelade
- Enix
- Video Game
- Star Ocean: Blue SphereStar Ocean: Blue Sphereis a 2001 Game Boy Color video game that is the direct sequel to Star Ocean: The Second Story. It has never been released outside of Japan. The text is colloquial with an emphasis on "sci-fi" jargon...
(Character Designer)
- Star Ocean: Blue Sphere