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Aya Kanno
is a Japanese manga artist. After working as an assistant to Masashi Asaki of ''Psychometrer Eiji'' fame, she debuted as a professional manga artist in ''Hana to Yume'' in 2001 with her fantasy-action series ''Soul Rescue''. She has since published manga primarily in Hakusensha's (girls') manga anthologies: ''Hana to Yume'', ''The Hana to Yume'', ''Hana to Yume Plus'', and ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume''. Kanno is best known for her romantic comedy series ''Otomen'', which was adapted into a live-action television drama in 2009. Her historical dark fantasy series ''Requiem of the Rose King'', based on William Shakespeare's ''Richard III'', was adapted into an anime by J.C.Staff in 2022. Works Series * (2001–2002) * () (2003–2004) * () (2003–2004) * () (2003–2005) * (2005–2006) * (2006–2012) * (2013) * (2013–2022) Art books * (Akita Shoten is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita on 10 August 1948. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
