Fumi Saimon
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is a female Japanese
manga artist
and novelist. She is best known for the series Tokyo Love Story
, which was adapted as a live-action television series. She won the 1983 Kodansha Manga Award
for general manga for P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei and the 1992 Shogakukan Manga Award
for general manga for Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho
. She is married to manga artist Kenshi Hirokane
.
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 novelist. She is best known for the series Tokyo Love Story
Tokyo Love Story
is a manga by Fumi Saimon. Tokyo Love Story was adapted as a Japanese television drama in 1991. It aired on Fuji Television in 11 episodes between January and March 1991. Actors include Yuji Oda, Honami Suzuki, and Narimi Arimori...
, which was adapted as a live-action television series. She won the 1983 Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
for general manga for P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei and the 1992 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 general manga for Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho
Asunaro hakusho
is a manga series by Fumi Saimon that was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits. It won the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1992.-Cast:*Hikari Ishida as Narumi Sonoda*Michitaka Tsutsui as Tamotsu Kakei*Takuya Kimura as Osamu Toride...
. She is married to manga artist Kenshi Hirokane
Kenshi Hirokane
is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from Waseda University with a degree in law, then worked for Matsushita Electric for four years, before making his manga debut in 1974 with Kaze Kaoru....
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External links
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page