is a Japanese writer. She wrote the children's novel series ''
Telepathy Shōjo Ran'' and the manga series ''
The Manzai Comics
''The Manzai Comics'' (also known as ''The Comedy Team'') is a manga series written by Atsuko Asano and illustrated by Hizuru Imai. In Japan it is published by Jive. In the United States it is published by Aurora Publishing.
, a confident an ...
''. She started writing children's novels when she was in college. She graduated from
Aoyama Gakuin University
is a private Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as tertiary component of the Aoyama Gakuin.
The u ...
with the
Bachelor of Letters
Bachelor of Letters (BLitt or LittB; Latin ' or ') is a second bachelor's degree in which students specialize in an area of study relevant to their own personal, professional, or academic development. This area of study may have been touched on in ...
degree. After that, she worked as a temporary teacher of the elementary school in
Okayama
is the prefectural capital, capital Cities of Japan, city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western J ...
for two years. She published ''Hotarukan monogatari'' as her first novel in 1991.
She is married to a dentist and they have two sons and a daughter.
Asano received the Noma Prize for Juvenile Literature in 1997 for the book series ''
Battery
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* Battery (crime), a crime involving unlawful physical contact
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'',
which has been adapted into a film. The same series won the Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award in 2005.
Her work frequently appears in literary magazines and she has also been featured in the ''
Mainichi Shimbun
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''.
She is a supporter of the
Japanese Communist Party
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(JCP).
Works
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Kamigami no Utatane"
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Girls Blue 2"
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Girls Blue
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Yume Utsutsu"
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The Manzai Comics
''The Manzai Comics'' (also known as ''The Comedy Team'') is a manga series written by Atsuko Asano and illustrated by Hizuru Imai. In Japan it is published by Jive. In the United States it is published by Aurora Publishing.
, a confident an ...
#1–6"
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Asano Kodomo no Omochabako
Asano (written: wikt:浅野, 浅野, or hiragana wikt:あさの, あさの) is a Japanese language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Asano clan, samurai family in feudal Japan.
**Asano Naganori, Important historical figure title ...
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Neko no Neko-san"
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Telepathy Shōjo Ran"
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Arifureta Fūkeiga
is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryo Shirakome and illustrated by Takayaki. Originally a web novel, the series was published in print from June 2015 to September 2022. The series follows Hajime Nagumo, a bullied high school ...
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Sasayaka na Monogatari-tachi"
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Kimi ni Okuru Tsubasa Monogatari"
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Matteru"
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Last Inning"
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Kaze no Yakata no Monogatari"
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Ashita Fukukaze"
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Shin Hotarukan Monogatari
Shin may refer to:
Biology
* The front part of the leg below the knee
* Shinbone, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates
Names
* Shin (given name) (Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese giv ...
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Hotarukan Monogatari"
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Iede de Densha wa Ganbarimasu"
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Miroku no Tsuki"
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Erina no Aoi Sora"
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Vivace
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Kimi ga Mitsukeru Monogatari"
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Miyama Monogatari"
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Fukushū Planner"
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Konjiki no Nobe ni Utau"
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Battery
Battery or batterie most often refers to:
* Electric battery, a device that provides electrical power
* Battery (crime), a crime involving unlawful physical contact
Battery may also refer to:
Energy source
* Battery indicator, a device whic ...
#1–7"
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Field, wind"
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Tabidachi"
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Chūgakusei no Kimochi"
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Iede Densha wa Koshōchu?"
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Yōkai Henka"
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Jūni no Uso to Jūni no Shinjitsu"
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Yasha-zakura"
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Jūni-sai Deai no Kisetsu"
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Banka no Playball"
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Runner"
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Fukuin no Shōnen"
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Sugu Kakeru Dokushō Kansōbun"
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Nani yori mo Taisetsu na Koto"
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Bokura no Shinrei Spotto"
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Natsu-yasumi"
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Chi ni Umorete"
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Jikū Hunter Yuki"
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Hint?"
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Tōmei na Tabiji to"
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Tanpopo Akichi no Tsukinowa"
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Dobapyon"
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Love Letter
A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings.
History
One of the oldest references to a l ...
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Mai wa Jussai desu"
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No. 6
''No. 6'' is a Japanese novel series written by Atsuko Asano and published by Kodansha in nine volumes between October 2003 and June 2011. A manga adaptation drawn by Hinoki Kino was serialized in Kodansha's ''Aria'' magazine from January ...
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References
External links
J'Lit , Authors : Atsuko Asano , Books from Japan
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Battery (Japanese)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Asano, Atsuko
1954 births
Living people
Japanese writers
Writers from Okayama Prefecture