Shio Sato
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was a Japanese manga artist
. Satō was a member of the Post Year 24 Group, a group of female manga
artists considered influential in the development of shōjo manga. She also wrote under the pen name . She made her professional debut in 1977 with the publication of Koi wa Ajinomono!? in Bessatsu Shōjo Comic. Her definitive works include Yumemiru Wakusei (The Dreaming Planet) and One Zero. Her stories were usually serious science fiction
drawn in a "subdued" style.
Her short story, The Changeling, in addition to being published in the English-language anthology Four Shōjo Stories
, was serialised in Animerica
.
Satō died from brain cancer on April 4, 2010, aged 57.
) (1980, Shinshokan) (1982–1984, serialized in Petit Flower
, Shogakukan) (1996, bunkaban reprint, Shogakukan)
(1983, Shinshokan) (1984, Shinshokan
) inspired by Ship of Fools
by Sebastian Brant
(1984, Shinshokan) (1985, Shinshokan) (1985–1986, Shogakukan) (1996, bunkoban reprint, Shogakukan) (1987, Shogakukan) (1987, Hakusensha
) (1988, Hakusensha) (1989, Shogakukan
) (1988, Shinshokan) (1989, Shogakukan) (1995, Shogakukan) (1999, serialized in Petit Flower, Shogakukan)
works in which one or more stories by Satō appeared: (1982, Sanrio
) (1991, Shinchosha) (1991, Shinchosha)
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...
. Satō was a member of the Post Year 24 Group, a group of female manga
Manga
Manga 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...
artists considered influential in the development of shōjo manga. She also wrote under the pen name . She made her professional debut in 1977 with the publication of Koi wa Ajinomono!? in Bessatsu Shōjo Comic. Her definitive works include Yumemiru Wakusei (The Dreaming Planet) and One Zero. Her stories were usually serious science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
drawn in a "subdued" style.
Her short story, The Changeling, in addition to being published in the English-language anthology Four Shōjo Stories
Four Shojo Stories
Four Shōjo Stories is a shōjo manga anthology released by Viz Media in February 1996. It contains two stories by Keiko Nishi, and one each by Moto Hagio and Shio Satō. This was one of the first shōjo titles released in English in North America.-Plot:PromiseThe brother and father of Reiko, a...
, was serialised in Animerica
Animerica
Animerica is a quarterly digest published by Viz Media. It initially started as a monthly magazine featuring reviews of anime and manga titles, as well as related works. After a preview issue was released in November 1992, the magazine's first issue was released in February 1993 with a March 1993...
.
Satō died from brain cancer on April 4, 2010, aged 57.
Works
(1979, Kisōtengaisha) (1992, reprint plus one new story, ShinchoshaShinchosha
is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.-Monthly:* ENGINE* Foresight* nicola*Shinchō-External links:*...
) (1980, Shinshokan) (1982–1984, serialized in Petit Flower
Petit Flower
was a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Founded in 1980 as a quarterly magazine, in 1981 it changed to bimonthly, then monthly from 1984 to 1988, when it again became bimonthly. The magazine became defunct in May 2002, and was relaunched as Flowers in April 2004...
, Shogakukan) (1996, bunkaban reprint, Shogakukan)
(1983, Shinshokan) (1984, Shinshokan
Shinshokan
is a Japanese publishing company. It was established on June 14, 1961. In April 2009, the US publisher Digital Manga Publishing announced a co-branding operation with Shinshokan, to license yaoi and shōjo manga from Shinshokan's Wings, Dear and Dear+ anthologies under the DokiDoki imprint .-Manga...
) inspired by Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (satire)
Ship of Fools is a satire published 1494 in Basel, Switzerland by Sebastian Brant, a conservative German theologian....
by Sebastian Brant
Sebastian Brant
Sebastian Brant was an Alsatian humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff .-Biography:...
(1984, Shinshokan) (1985, Shinshokan) (1985–1986, Shogakukan) (1996, bunkoban reprint, Shogakukan) (1987, Shogakukan) (1987, Hakusensha
Hakusensha
is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.The company mainly publishes manga magazines of various genres and is involved in certain series' productions in their games, original video animation, musical and their animated TV series....
) (1988, Hakusensha) (1989, Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
) (1988, Shinshokan) (1989, Shogakukan) (1995, Shogakukan) (1999, serialized in Petit Flower, Shogakukan)
- Majutsushi Sagashi (魔術師さがし) (2000, Shogakukan)
Anthologies
These are anthologyAnthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
works in which one or more stories by Satō appeared: (1982, Sanrio
Sanrio
is a Japanese company that designs, licenses and produces products focusing on the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts and accessories that are sold worldwide and at specialty brand retail stores in Japan...
) (1991, Shinchosha) (1991, Shinchosha)
- Four Shōjo StoriesFour Shojo StoriesFour Shōjo Stories is a shōjo manga anthology released by Viz Media in February 1996. It contains two stories by Keiko Nishi, and one each by Moto Hagio and Shio Satō. This was one of the first shōjo titles released in English in North America.-Plot:PromiseThe brother and father of Reiko, a...
(1996, Viz MediaVIZ MediaVIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
)