Nanae Haruno
Encyclopedia
is a josei
manga artist
. She made her professional debut in 1979 with Kyupiido Beibi ("Cupid Baby") in Seventeen. She was a steady writer for Young You magazine, until the magazine stopped publication. She is best known for her long-running series Papa Told Me
about the daily life of a young girl and her widower father, for which she received the 1990 Shogakukan Manga Award
for shōjo. Some of Haruno's recent manga, such as Pietà
and Double House, have explored yuri and transgender
ed themes.
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...
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 professional debut in 1979 with Kyupiido Beibi ("Cupid Baby") in Seventeen. She was a steady writer for Young You magazine, until the magazine stopped publication. She is best known for her long-running series Papa Told Me
Papa Told Me
is a long-running Japanese josei manga by Nanae Haruno. It was serialized in the manga magazine Young You, published by Shueisha. The chapters were collected into 27 tankōbon. This manga was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo in 1990, and it was also adapted into a live-action series,...
about the daily life of a young girl and her widower father, for which she received the 1990 Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
for shōjo. Some of Haruno's recent manga, such as Pietà
Pietà (manga)
is a Japanese josei yuri manga by Nanae Haruno. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine Young You, published by Shueisha. The chapters were collected into two tankōbon volumes, the first released on April 19, 2000 and the second on May 19, 2000...
and Double House, have explored yuri and transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
ed themes.
External links
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide