Machiko Satonaka
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is a Japanese
shōjo
manga artist. She debuted in 1964 with Pia no Shouzou in Shōjo Friend
, for which she received Kodansha New Faces award. She has received multiple awards, including the 1982 Kodansha Manga Award
for general manga
for Karyūdo no Seiza (Constellation of the Hunter) and a Lifetime Works and Cultural Activities award from the Japan Ministry of Culture and Science in 2006.
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
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...
manga artist. She debuted in 1964 with Pia no Shouzou in Shōjo Friend
Shojo Friend
was a shōjo manga magazine formerly published by Kodansha, beginning in 1962. Kodansha used the knowledge gained from publishing magazines aimed at young girls, including Nakayoshi and Shōjo Club, as well as the experience from publishing Weekly Shonen Magazine. Shōjo Friend is considered the...
, for which she received Kodansha New Faces award. She has received multiple awards, including the 1982 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
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...
for Karyūdo no Seiza (Constellation of the Hunter) and a Lifetime Works and Cultural Activities award from the Japan Ministry of Culture and Science in 2006.