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Yumiko Shirai
Yumiko Shirai (born ) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her manga ''Wombs (manga), Wombs'', winner of the 2017 Nihon SF Taisho Award. Biography Born in Ehime Prefecture, nYumiko Shirai is a graduate of the Kyoto City University of Arts and the Oil Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts. In 2007 her manga ''Tenken'', published as a (self-publication), won the encouragement award in the manga category at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival. It was then published as a magazine by Sanctuary Publishing in 2008. From 2009 onwards Yumiko Shirai created the manga ''Wombs (manga), Wombs'', published as a monthly series in the pre-publication magazine ''Monthly Ikki'' by Shogakukan. Following the magazine's demise, ''Wombs'' continued to be published online, and the author took five years to deliver the fifth and final volume. In 2010, ''Wombs'' was included in the jury selection for the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival in the maga category. From 2013 to 2015 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokushima Prefecture to the east, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southeast. Matsuyama is the capital and largest city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city on Shikoku, with other major cities including Imabari, Niihama, and Saijō. Notable past Ehime residents include three Nobel Prize winners: they are Kenzaburo Oe (1994 Nobel Prize in Literature), Shuji Nakamura (2014 Nobel Prize in Physics), and Syukuro Manabe (2021 Nobel Prize in Physics). History Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime Prefecture was known as Iyo Province. Since before the Heian period, the area was dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an important role in defending Japan against pirates and Mongolian invasions. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Tokugaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
