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 began submitting

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

to comic magazines when she was only 12 years old, in the sixth grade of elementary school. She continued to send her manga to the same magazine for four years, but failed to receive a positive critical reception. Ragawa then decided to switch to a different magazine, ''

Hana to Yume , also known as , is a semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha on the 5th and 20th of every month. The magazine is B5-size, and always comes with or free supplements, such as drama CDs, pencil boards (shitajiki), manga ...

''. Her first submission to this magazine won a prize called the "Top Prize" (). Two years later in 1990, she succeeded in achieving her debut with her one-shot manga , published in ''Hana to Yume'' issue 22. Ragawa continued to create long-running manga series such as ''

Baby & Me is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. It was published in Hakusensha's magazine '' Hana to Yume'' from 1991 to 1997. In North America, it was published by Viz Media. In 1995, ''Baby & Me'' received the 40th ...

'', '' New York New York'', and '. In 1995, she won the 40th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is ...

in the category for ''Baby & Me''. In 2012, she won both the 36th

Kodansha Manga Award is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga in its third iteration since 1977. Categories The award was originally called the until 1968. In 1970, it was ...

in the category and an Excellence Award at the 16th

Japan Media Arts Festival The Japan Media Arts Festival was an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based on judging by ...

for '' Those Snow White Notes''.

Works

* ''Time Limit'' (one-shot, 1990) * ''

'' (1991–1997) * ' (1993–2014) * '' New York New York'' (1995–1998) * ' (1998–2009) * '' Those Snow White Notes'' (2009–2022) * ''The Vampire & His Pleasant Companions'' (with Narise Konohara, 2016–present)

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Marimo Ragawa
at * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ragawa, Marimo Japanese female comics writers Japanese female comics artists 21st-century Japanese women writers Living people Manga artists from Aomori Prefecture People from Hachinohe Women manga artists Year of birth missing (living people)