Ai Yazawa

Ai Yazawa
Native name	矢沢 あい
Romanized	Yazawa Ai
Nationality	Japanese
Born	March 7, 1967 (age 55) Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Occupations	Manga artist

Ai Yazawa (矢沢 あい (やざわ あい) , Yazawa Ai, born March 7, 1967 in Amagasaki, Japan) is the author and illustrator of Nana, which ran in Shueisha's magazine Cookie. Nana was placed on hiatus in June 2009, when Yazawa fell ill. In 2013, she drew a new "Junko's Room" chapter.

Yazawa debuted in 1985 with a short story in Ribon Original. She is also well known for Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (1992), Gokinjo Mongatari (1995), and Paradise Kiss (1999). Her works have been adapted into anime series 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.

Career

In 1985, Yazawa debuted with the one-shot "Ano Natsu" (あの夏 () , "Ano Natsu") in a special issue of Ribon Original.

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)

External links

• Ai Yazawa on Wikipedia
• Ai Yazawa on Japanese Wikipedia
• Ai Yazawa at the Anime News Network