Kimiko Uehara

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Translation arrow icon
 This article or section should be translated (or additional material should be added from material at ja:上原きみこ). Please translate this.

Kimiko Uehara (上原きみこ Uehara Kimiko?, born Murakami Kimiko on 1946-04-25 in Gifu, Japan) is a prominant Japanese shōjo and josei manga artist. She is best known for shōjo series such as Maiko no Uta ("Maiko's Poem"), Lovely Mari-chan, Marybell, Honoo no Romance, Lolly no Seishun, and Yumedokei ("Sweet Memory"). She received the 1990 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for Lovely Mari-chan.[1] Uehara is cited by Naoko Takeuchi, author of Sailor Moon, as an influence, especially her dialog in Lolly no Seishun and Honoo no Romance.[2]

Her current manga is Inochi no Utsuwa, published by Akita Shoten since 1991 in the josei magazine For Mrs. and collected in 43 tankobon volumes as of January 2008.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
  2. ^ nagareboshiHE >> information >> manga >> naoko. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.

[edit] External links

  • Etude - fan site (Japanese)
  • Profile in The Ultimate Manga Guide


 This manga artist-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Languages