is an

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and

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who was born in

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. After graduating from

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in 1973, he moved to

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and began attending classes at Chiyoda Designer Academy, though he left before completing his degree. During the mid-1970s, he worked as a background artist for

Shinji Wada was a Japanese manga artist in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, and best known for the creation of the ''Sukeban Deka'' franchise in 1979. History When Hakusensha published ''Sukeban Deka'' in 1979, Wada's work became very popular. He was com ...

, helping with works such as ''

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''. He joined the dōjinshi circle in 1975, and worked as an assistant to

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during the mid- to late 1970s. In August 1980, Hayasaka released his dōjinshi ''Fritha''. In April of the following year, he was put in charge of the "My Anime Jockey" section of the first issue of ''My Anime'', and in January 1982, he made his professional manga debut with ''Hara Hara Fairy'' in the magazine '. Hayasaka is most well known for being a major artist in the

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boom in the late 1970s and 1980s. He has had stories published in lolicon magazines such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as the long-running ''

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'' manga anthology. His ''Maiko!'' series has been called a "hard bishōjo ''

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''". His last work, ''Maiko! Final Run'', was published in November 1989. He has since become a

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, and no longer publishes in the manga industry.

Works

* * * (November 1983, Tokuma Shoten) * (1984, ,

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) * (October 1985, , Tokyo Sanseisha) * (June 1986, , Tokyo Sanseisha) * (November 1989, , Tokyo Sanseisha) * (Tokyo Sanseisha) * (1987-01-10, , Tokyo Sanseisha)

Anthologies

Hayasaka's work has appeared in the following anthologies. * (1982-11-10, ISBN, ) * (multiple issues, Tokyo Sanseisha) Sources:

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayasaka, Miki 1955 births Japanese illustrators Living people Manga artists from Toyama Prefecture