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 ...
. She is widely known as the creator of ''
Aria
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'', which proved to be a best-selling hit,
and was adapted into an anime television series consisting of 3 seasons, 2 movies and 2
OVAs.
As of autumn 2010, Amano's work releases have been shifted from a monthly schedule to a seasonal one (every 3 months) owing to pregnancy and subsequent childcare.
Works
* (1995–1996, serialized in ''
Monthly Shōnen Gangan'',
Enix);
(2005 reprint by
Mag Garden
is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001, by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix ...
)
* – ''Amano Kozue Tanpenshū 1'', a collection of short stories (1996, Enix);
(2004 reprint by Mag Garden)
* (1997–2001, serialized in ''
Monthly GFantasy'', Enix)
* – ''Amano Kozue Tanpenshu 2'', a collection of short stories (1999, Enix);
(2004 reprint by Mag Garden)
* , also known as ''Princess' Smile'', (2000, Enix)
* (2001, serialized ''Monthly Stencil'', Enix);
(2003 reprint by Mag Garden)
* (2002–2008, serialized in ''
Monthly Comic Blade'', Mag Garden)
* (2008–2021, serialized in ''
Monthly Comic Blade'', Mag Garden)
* (2022–present, serialized in MAGCOMI, Mag Garden)
References
External links
*
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Women manga artists
1974 births
Living people
Japanese female comics writers
Japanese female comics artists
People from Saitama (city)
20th-century Japanese women writers
20th-century Japanese writers
21st-century Japanese women writers
21st-century Japanese writers
Manga artists from Saitama Prefecture