Yumiko Kawahara
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
shōjo manga artist
. She made her professional debut in 1978 with Kotchi muite Marie!! in the weekly Shōjo Comic
, for which she won a Shogakukan New Artist Award. In 1986, she received the Shogakukan Manga Award
for shōjo for . She is best known in the United States as the author of Dolls
, which was licensed by Viz Media
.
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...
shōjo 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 1978 with Kotchi muite Marie!! in the weekly Shōjo Comic
Shojo Comic
is a shōjo manga magazine published twice monthly in Japan by Shogakukan since 1968. It was originally published weekly and it continued to be published weekly until the 1980s. Many influential shōjo manga ran in Shōjo Comic during the 70s. Moto Hagio's works and Keiko Takemiya's works in...
, for which she won a Shogakukan New Artist Award. In 1986, she received the 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 for . She is best known in the United States as the author of Dolls
Dolls (Kawahara)
is a collection of short manga stories by Yumiko Kawahara. In the US, it is published by VIZ Media. It was serialized in Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi , as stated in volume 1 of the English version of Dolls....
, which was licensed by Viz Media
VIZ Media
VIZ 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...
.
External links
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide
- Yumiko Kawahara fansite