- "Since childhood, the artists I've looked up to haven't been writers and illustrators, but mostly musicians. Music provides me the most emotional effect and excitement. If there was no music, I don't think my creative juices would boil. Music is that important to my life."
- —Ai Yazawa[src]
Ai Yazawa (
Yazawa debuted in 1985 with a short story in Ribon Original.[4] She is also well known for Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (1992), Gokinjo Mongatari (1995), and Paradise Kiss (1999).[5] Her works have been adapted into anime and live-action films.
Biography
Early life
Ai Yazawa was born on March 7, 1967 in Amagasaki located in the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan. She studied design at Osaka Mode Gakuen, before dropping out.[4]
Career
In 1985, Yazawa debuted with the one-shot "Ano Natsu" (
Published works
- Main article: Ai Yazawa bibliography
Series
- 15-nenme (1986)
- Love Letter (1987)
- Kaze ni Nare! (1988)
- Escape (1988)
- Ballad Made Soba ni Ite (1989; 2 volumes)
- Marine Blue no Kaze ni Dakarete (1989–1992; 4 volumes)
- Usubeni no Arashi (1992)
- Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (1992–1995; 8 volumes)
- Gokinjo Monogatari (1995–1998; 7 volumes)
- Kagen no Tsuki (1998–1999; 3 volumes)
- Paradise Kiss (1999–2003; 5 volumes)
- Nana (2000–2009 [On hiatus]; 21 volumes)
References
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-10/oricon-no.1-manga-mag-for-japanese-girls-is-cite-shonen-jump/cite
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-26/nana-ai-yazawa-puts-manga-on-hold-due-to-illness
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-25/nana-yazawa-draws-new-junko-room-chapter
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 漫画家人名事典, published February 2003, ISBN 9784816917608, page 388
- ↑ "Ai Yazawa: When Punk and Chic Collide" by Steve Diabo, Paradis Kiss volume 1, Tokyopop edition, ISBN 1931514607
External links
Ai Yazawa on Wikipedia
- Ai Yazawa on Japanese Wikipedia
- Ai Yazawa at the Anime News Network
