Nari Kusakawa
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Nari Kusakawa is the pen name
for a Japanese
manga artist
and creator of The Recipe for Gertrude
, Palette of 12 Secret Colors
and Two Flowers of the Dragon, whose real name is unknown.
She has accomplished her two goals- Having a box on the side of a page to talk in, And being able to say 'manga artist' is her profession.
In the sidebars of her manga, she often talks about things pertaining to the topic in the chapter of the manga the sidebar is in. For example, if in the manga they are on a trip, the sidebar will contain her thoughts on a trip (packing, an actual trip, etc.). She will, however, warn you if the topic has nothing to do with the story.
Her manga are generally unknown. There have been no anime adaptions of her works. However, The Recipe for Gertrude
has made it on American bestseller lists.
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
for a Japanese
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...
and creator of The Recipe for Gertrude
The Recipe for Gertrude
The Recipe for Gertrude is a complete 5 volume serialization that ran in LaLa starting in 2001. The manga is written by Kusakawa Nari. The North American serialization is available through CMX Manga .-Plot:...
, Palette of 12 Secret Colors
Palette of 12 Secret Colors
is a manga authored by Nari Kusakawa. It is published in English by CMX Manga.-Overview:From CMX Manga: On the island of Opal live the world's most colorful birds. The birds have attracted a school for aspiring "Palettes" — wizards who have the ability to "borrow" color from one object and paint...
and Two Flowers of the Dragon, whose real name is unknown.
She has accomplished her two goals- Having a box on the side of a page to talk in, And being able to say 'manga artist' is her profession.
In the sidebars of her manga, she often talks about things pertaining to the topic in the chapter of the manga the sidebar is in. For example, if in the manga they are on a trip, the sidebar will contain her thoughts on a trip (packing, an actual trip, etc.). She will, however, warn you if the topic has nothing to do with the story.
Her manga are generally unknown. There have been no anime adaptions of her works. However, The Recipe for Gertrude
The Recipe for Gertrude
The Recipe for Gertrude is a complete 5 volume serialization that ran in LaLa starting in 2001. The manga is written by Kusakawa Nari. The North American serialization is available through CMX Manga .-Plot:...
has made it on American bestseller lists.