Akimi Yoshida
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
manga artist
.
Yoshida is best known for the series Banana Fish
. She twice won the Shogakukan Manga Award
s for shōjo
, for Kisshō Tennyo
in 1984 and for Yasha in 2002. In 2007, she received an Excellence Award for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival
for Umimachi Diary
.
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...
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Yoshida is best known for the series Banana Fish
Banana Fish
Banana Fish is a classic shōjo manga by Akimi Yoshida which ran from 1985 to 1994 and spawned several mini-spin-offs: Private Opinion, Angel Eyes, X Men, and The Garden with Holy Light. The series was very popular in Japan....
. She twice won 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:...
s for shōjo
Shojo
The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...
, for Kisshō Tennyo
Kissho Tennyo
is a Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized by Shogakukan in Betsucomi between February 1983 and June 1984 and collected in four bound volumes. Kisshō Tennyo received the 1984 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.On 30 June 2007, Blue Planet released...
in 1984 and for Yasha in 2002. In 2007, she received an Excellence Award for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival
Japan Media Arts Festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs since 1997. The festival for a nominal year was usually held during February or March next year, rather than at the end of the nominal year. For instance, the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival, where...
for Umimachi Diary
Umimachi Diary
is a Japanese josei manga by Akimi Yoshida serialized in Monthly Flowers magazine. It won the Excellence Prize for manga at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. It was also nominated for the 1st Manga Taisho, where it came in 3rd place, for the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, where it came...
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Works
, 1977, 1978–1981, 1983, 1983–1984, 1985–1986- Banana FishBanana FishBanana Fish is a classic shōjo manga by Akimi Yoshida which ran from 1985 to 1994 and spawned several mini-spin-offs: Private Opinion, Angel Eyes, X Men, and The Garden with Holy Light. The series was very popular in Japan....
, 1985–1994, 1995–1996, 1996–2002, 2003–2005, 2007-
External links
- Akimi Yoshida at Mangayomi
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide