Aki Irie (入江亜季, ''Irie Aki'') is a Japanese

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...

, best known for her work '' Ran and the Gray World'' (乱と灰色の世界, ''Ran to Haiiro no Sekai''). She was born in

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Career

Before starting her career as a mangaka, Irie studied Chinese literature in university. Irie made a few ''

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''s before her 2004 debut with ''Albertina'' (アルベルティーナ) published in the magazine, ''

Comic Beam is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Enterbrain on a monthly basis since November 1995. In 2006, it had a circulation of 25,000. ''Comic Beam'' is considered an "alternative" manga magazine in the Japanese publishing industry, whe ...

''. In 2006, she began her first serialized manga in the same magazine, ''Gunjou Gakusha'' (群青学舎). The series was a compilation of short stories centering on the colour blue, and resulted in four published volumes which also included her first work, ''Albertina''. In 2008, Irie's first long-running manga '' Ran and the Gray World'' was serialized in the magazine ''Fellows!''. In 2013, ''Fellows!'' magazine was rebranded and named '' Harta.'' In 2016, her second long-running series '' Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest'' (北北西に曇と往け, Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike) began serialization in ''Harta''. Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest moved serialization to ''Blue Knight'' following its establishment in April 2021.

Works

* ''Gunjou Gakusha (群青学舎)'' (2004-2008) – serialized in ''Comic Beam,'' 4 volumes published by ''Enterbrian'' * ''Kodama no Tani Ôritsu Daigaku Sôrangeki (コダマの谷王立大学騒乱劇)'' (2006) – serialized in ''

,'' published as a one-shot by ''

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'' * '' Ran and the Gray World'' (乱と灰色の世界, ''Ran to Haiiro no Sekai'') (2008-2015) – serialized in ''Fellows!'' followed by '' Harta'' since 2013, 7 volumes published by ''Enterbrain'' followed by ''

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'' * '' Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest'' (北北西に曇と往け, Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike) (2016-ongoing) – previously serialized in ''Harta'' (2016-2021)'','' now serialized in Blue Knight. Volumes published by ''Kadokawa'' * ''Tabi (The Journey of Life) (旅)'' (2022) – one-shot collection

Awards

In 2011, ''Ran and the Gray World'' was selected as a recommended work by the jury committee in the manga division of the 15th

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. In 2019, Irie's work ''Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest'' was nominated for the

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award.

References

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