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Japanese Women Writers
The following is a list of Japanese women writers and manga artists. A *Hotaru Akane (born 1983), blogger, lyricist *Akiko Akazome (1974–2017), novelist *Akazome Emon (956–1041), waka poet *Risu Akizuki (born 1958), manga writer *Akira Amano (born 1973), manga writer *Chihiro Amano (born 1982), screenwriter *Kozue Amano (born 1974), manga writer *Moyoco Anno (born 1971), manga writer, fashion writer *Yasuko Aoike (born 1948), manga writer *Kotomi Aoki (born 1980), manga writer *Ume Aoki, manga writer *Nanae Aoyama (born 1983), novelist *Kiyoko Arai, manga writer *Motoko Arai (born 1960), science fiction and fantasy writer *Hiromu Arakawa (born 1973), manga writer *Hiro Arikawa (born 1972), light novelist *Sawako Ariyoshi (1931–1984), writer, novelist *Mariko Asabuki (born 1984), novelist *Yū Asagiri, manga writer *Makate Asai (born 1959), novelist *Maki Asakawa (1942–2010), lyricist *George Asakura (born 1974), manga writer *Hinako Ashihara, manga writer *Izumi Aso (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotaru Akane
also known as and was a Japanese actress, HIV/AIDS activist, and pornographic actress. She was active in many media formats in Japan including mainstream theatrical film, and was a popular blogger. Her adeptness at female ejaculation in adult videos (AV) earned Akane the title, "''Shiofuki'' Queen". (Interview) She retired from AV work in 2008. Life and career AV debut Hotaru Akane was born in Osaka, Japan on 25 October 1983. Akane's early appearances were under the stage name Anna Akizuki, and she debuted in AV using this name in an ensemble performance in the February 2004 adult video (AV) ''Faithful Dog 'Saseko, which won the award for Best AV Title at the 5th Takeshi Kitano Awards. By June 2004, she was appearing in solo videos such as ''Milky Sports'' for the Milky Prin studio. Later that year she was performing in featured actress videos for the major studios Wanz Factory and Moodyz. The November 2004 '' cosplay''-themed ''Uniform Collection / Anna Akizuki'' had Akan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariko Asabuki
is a Japanese writer. Her novels have won the Akutagawa Prize and the Bunkamura Deux Magots Prize, and she was named one of Vogue Japan's 2011 Women of the Year. Early life Asabuki was born in 1984 in Tokyo, Japan, into a literary family that has lived in Tokyo since the Meiji period. Her father, Ryoji Asabuki, is a poet, and several other relatives are literary scholars and translators. Asabuki started writing stories at the age of 3. She attended an all-girls high school in Tokyo. Career Asabuki entered graduate school at Keio University to study modern kabuki. In 2009 her first novel, ''Ryūseki'' (''Ruins''), was published in the literary magazine Shinchō. In the following year ''Ryūseki'' won the Bunkamura Deux Magots Prize and was published in book form by Shinchosha. In 2011, while Asabuki was still a Keio University graduate student, her second novel, titled ''Kikotowa'', was published. ''Kikotowa'' won the 144th Akutagawa Prize, and Vogue Japan named Asabuki one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maki Enjōji
is a Japanese manga artist. Some of her works, such as '' Happy Marriage!?'' and '' Private Prince'', have been published in French and German by Kazé and Tokyopop. Editorial Ivrea has released the Spanish version of ''Private Prince'' in 2011, which is still ongoing. ''Happy Marriage!?'' will be published in English under VIZ Media's Shojo Beat imprint on 6 August 2013. Career Her debut as a manga artist was a one-shot called '' Fu Junai'' that was published in 2004 in the special issue of April of the Japanese josei manga magazine ''Petit Comic'' published by Shogakukan. Since then, she published all her works to date in this magazine. ''Fu Junai'' was also the first manga of the author published in Germany, where the title was translated as "Private Love Stories", in April 2009. Enjōji is currently working on the story Dear Brother!, released in October 2011. Her hobbies include cats and traveling. Her works stand out for their thematic feature of the josei genre, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumiko Enchi
Fumiko Ueda (上田 富美, ''Ueda Fumiko''; 2 October 1905 – 12 November 1986), known by her pen name , was a Japanese writer and playwright known for her explorations into the ideas of sexuality, gender, human identity (philosophy), identity, and spirituality. She is considered one of the most prominent women's writing (literary category), women writers of Shōwa period Japan. Early life Fumiko Ueda was born in Asakusa, Tokyo, the second daughter of University of Tokyo, Tokyo Imperial University Linguistics, linguist and professor and his wife Tsuruko. Her father served as president of Kokugakuin University, was a member of the House of Peers (Japan), House of Peers, and was later credited with establishing the foundations of modern Japanese linguistics. Her family also included her paternal grandmother Ine, elder brother Hisashi, elder sister Chiyo, as well as maids, houseboys, a wet nurse, and a rickshaw driver and his wife. Of poor health as a child, she was unable to att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiki Eiki
, known professionally as , is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist. Active since 1998, most of her manga are written under the yaoi and Yuri (genre), yuri genre. Biography Naitō was born on December 6, 1971, in Tokyo. Her grandfather Noboru Takeshita was Prime minister of Japan, and her older brother is the rock singer Daigo (musician), Daigo. She lived in Ichikawa, Chiba but moved back to Tokyo after her grandfather became prime minister. Since 2016, she has been the sister-in-law of actress Keiko Kitagawa. One of her good friends, also a fellow manga artist, is Mikiyo Tsuda, otherwise known as Taishi Zaō. They often co-author manga together, display their art together, and have autograph sessions together. Naitō has sometimes acted as Tsuda's manager.''Afterword section in the Digital Manga Publishing version of The Day of Revolution, volume 1'' Naitō's persona Eiki Eiki's is a rabbit wearing a red bow tie. Works *''The Art of Loving (manga), The Art of Loving'' *''Dear Mys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamaki Daido
is a Japanese writer. She has won the Kyushu Arts Festival Literary Prize, the Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Prize, and the Akutagawa Prize. Early life and education Daido was born in Fukuoka, Japan and graduated from Fukuoka Central High School. Her father worked for the Japan Self-Defense Forces. She worked as a radio scriptwriter for several years before focusing on writing novels. Career In 2000 her first published story ' won the Kyushu Arts Festival Literary Prize and was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize, but did not win. Two years later, after three more Akutagawa Prize nominations, Daido won the 128th Akutagawa Prize for ', a novel about a relationship between a younger woman and older man. In 2005 Taeko Tomioka selected Daido as the winner of the Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Prize for '. An English translation of her short story "Milk" was published in the 2006 anthology ''"Inside" and Other Short Fiction''. Since 2011 Daido has contributed a regular column to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuda Chiyo-ni
, also known as or , was a Japanese poet of the Edo period and a Buddhist nun. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of haiku (then called hokku). Some of Chiyo's most notable works include "The Morning Glory", "Putting up my hair", and "Again the women". Being one of the few women haiku poets in pre-modern Japanese literature, Chiyo-ni has been seen an influential figure. Before her time, haiku by women were often dismissed and ignored. She began writing haiku at seven years old, and by age seventeen she had become very popular all over Japan. Chiyo-ni continued writing throughout her life. Influenced by the renowned poet Matsuo Bashō but emerging and as independent figure with a unique voice in her own right, Chiyo-ni's dedication not only paved a way for her career but also opened a path for other women to follow. Chiyo-ni is known as a "forerunner, who played the role of encouraging cultural exchange with Korea". She is perhaps best known for this haiku: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toriko Chiya
is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for ''Clover'' as well as '' Tokyo Alice''. Works * (1990, '' Bouquet'', Shueisha, 1 volume) * (1991, ''Bouquet'', Shueisha, 2 volumes) * ''Miracle''(1992–1993, ''Bouquet'', Shueisha, 4 volumes) * (1993, ''Bouquet'', Shueisha, 1 volume) * (1993–1994, ''Bouquet'', Shueisha, 4 volumes) * (1994–1996, ''Bouquet'', Shueisha, 6 volumes) * (1997–2010, ''Bouquet''→''Cookie''→''Chorus'', Shueisha, 24 volumes) * (2005–2015, ''Kiss'', Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ..., 15 volumes) * (2010–2012, ''Chorus''→''Cocohana'', Shueisha, 4 volumes) * (2012–ongoing, ''Cocohana'', Shueisha, 8 volumes) * (2015–ongoing, ''Kiss'', Kodansha, 3 volumes) References External linksOfficial blog * {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariko Bando
is a Japanese writer, critic, and former bureaucrat. Bando started her career in the Prime Minister's office, later becoming a consul general and the first director general of the Japanese Cabinet Office's Gender Equality Bureau. Her 2006 book ''The Dignity of a Woman'' has sold more than three million copies in Japan. She is currently the president and chancellor of Showa Women's University. Early life and education Bando was born in Toyama Prefecture and attended Toyama Chubu High School. Bando completed her undergraduate education at the University of Tokyo. In 2001 she received an honorary doctorate from Queensland University of Technology. Career After graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1969, Bando entered the Japanese civil service. She became the first woman in a career post in the office of the Prime Minister of Japan. Her civil service career included numerous posts in the office of the Prime Minister of Japan, the Bureau of Statistics, and the Cabinet Secreta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izumi Aso
is a Japanese manga artist known for her ''Hikari no Densetsu'' series. Biography Izumi Aso at an early age was a very active young woman who enjoyed drawing. In her late teens she decided that she was going to become a manga artist. In the early 1980s she debuted as a manga artist and writer in Margaret Magazine (with "NY de dokkiri!"), this would become the magazine/publishing house that would go on to edit and publish her other works of manga series in the future. As a manga artist, Aso focused on the style of drawing that gives the impression that the drawn figures are going to pop out of the pages. This style would later become useful in her later manga works that would focus on sports such as baseball, skating, among other sports. Aso would later on after her debut as an artist detache her interest for the depiction of the body in motion and would search for a more emotional expression in her later works of as a manga artist. She was able to achieve this with her later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinako Ashihara
, known by the pseudonym , was a Japanese manga artist. Career She wrote and illustrated various manga series, including, ''Homemade Home'', '' Forbidden Dance'', '' Sand Chronicles'', '' Piece: Kanojo no Kioku'', ''Tennen Bitter Chocolate'', ''SOS'', and ''Chouchou Kumo''. Ashihara won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for her manga series ''Sand Chronicles'', as well as the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award for ''Piece: Kanojo no Kioku''. Her first published work, "Sono hanashi okotowari shimasu", premiered in '' Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' in 1994. Death Ashihara was found dead in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture on January 29, 2024, in a suspected suicide. A missing persons report was filed the day before at 4 PM when police received a call that Ashihara was missing. Three days before the discovery of her body, Ashihara posted on her blog, criticizing Nippon TV for their television drama adaptation of her manga '' Sexy Tanaka-san'' for being unfaithful to the original. She later deleted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Asakura
is a Japanese manga artist. She took her pen name from one of the title characters in '' Gatchaman'' and made her debut in 1995 with ''Punky Cake Junkie'', which was published in the magazine ''Bessatsu Friend DX Juliet''. She is best known for '' A Perfect Day for Love Letters'', for which she received the 2005 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga, and ''Knock Your Heart Out!''. ''A Perfect Day for Love Letters'' was adapted as a live-action movie and has been licensed in English by Del Rey Manga. Known for her unique, edgy style and storytelling, George Asakura crosses over between the everyday and the fantastic, the hilarious and bittersweet. Her past works include ''Shōnen Shōjo Romance'', ''Bara Ga Saita'', ''Suimitsuto No Yoru'', ''Happy End'' (published by Kodansha), ''Heart wo Uchinomese'', '' Piece of Cake'', ''Karaoke Baka Ichidai'' (published by Shodensha), '' Heibon Punch'' (published by Shogakukan), '' Oboreru Knife'' ("The Drowning Knife", published by Koda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
