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 best known for the series ''

Mushishi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ' from 1999 to 2002, and in ''Monthly Afternoon'' from December 2002 to August 2008. The individual chapters were ...

'', for which she received an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2003

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and the 2006

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 ...

for general manga. She is also known by the

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Works

*''Bio Luminescence'' (1997) — A compilation of short works. Later included in ''Filament''. *''

'' (1999–2008,

Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

, 10 volumes) — Published in ''Afternoon Season Zōkan'' and ''

Monthly Afternoon is a Japanese monthly manga anthology published by Kodansha under the ''Afternoon'' line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of January 25, 1986. ''Afternoon'' has spawned many successful manga series such as '' Oh My G ...

''. Adapted into an

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television series. *''Filament'' (2004) – A compilation of short works, which includes the stories in ''Bio Luminescence'' and two other stories. *''

Suiiki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from November 2009 to October 2010, with its chapters collected in two ''tankōbon'' volum ...

'' (2009–2010, Kodansha, 2 volumes) — Published in ''Monthly Afternoon''. *''Mushishi Special: Sun-Eating Shade'' (2013) — Two-chapter special published in ''Monthly Afternoon''. *'' When a Cat Faces West'' (2018–2020, Kodansha, 3 volumes) — Published in ''Monthly Afternoon''. *''Nella of the Horizon'' (2025–present, Kodansha) — Published in ''Monthly Afternoon''.

References

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