Kyoko Ariyoshi
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| Kyoko Ariyoshi | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1950 Kumamoto City, Japan |
| Occupation | Mangaka |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Genres | fiction |
| Subjects | shōjo manga, ballet manga. |
Kyoko Ariyoshi (有吉 京子 Ariyoshi Kyōko?, born September 14, 1950) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She was born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto prefecture. She debuted by publishing her work Kitty and a Girl (Koneko to Shōjo) on Shukan (weekly) Margaret in 1971.
Ariyoshi is well-known for her works of the ballet stories. SWAN (Part1, 1976 - 1980, and Part2, 1980 - 1981) , SWAN -The Prayer of Swan- (1982 - 1983) and Applause are the representative works. These are all stories of ballet and ballerinas.

