is a Japanese ''

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and

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born on 8 September 1958 in

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, Japan. She graduated from

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with a degree in

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, and was a member of the manga club while there. Terashima made her professional debut in 1979 with , published in the

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''. She has illustrated multiple cards for the Japanese edition of ''

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''. Terashima is divorced. She has a close friendship with manga artist and illustrator Naoko Kanazawa, and her younger sister is manga artist Yoshiko Terakawa.

Works

Works are listed alphabetically. Number of volumes and publisher are in parentheses, if known. *'' Ai no Wakakusayama Monogatari'' (2 volumes,

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) *'' Children Play'' ( Kodansha) *'' Kamaboko Nikki'' (

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) *'' Kuriko-san Konnichi wa'' (Takeshobo) *'' Kuriko no Himekuri Calendar'' (Takeshobo) *'' Kyō no Nanyōbi'' (

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) *'' Moko Moko no Hitotsu'' (

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) *'' Power of Mama'' (1 volume, Studio Ship) *'' Sokotsu no Hibi'' (

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) *'' Tadasuke Nikki'' (Takeshobo) *''

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'' (Studio Ship) *'' Tsuiraku Nisshi'' (2 volumes, ASCII) *'' Udonland'' (5 volumes + , Channel Zero) Sources:

References

External links

Unofficial site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Terashima, Reiko 1958 births Japanese illustrators Living people Manga artists Artists from Kyoto