is a Japanese
manga artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan.
Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...
from
Kushima in
Miyazaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,073,054 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 7,735 km2 (2,986 sq mi). Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kuma ...
.
She debuted in the now-defunct
manga magazine
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used ...
''Bouquet Deluxe'' in 1999 with and later gained notoriety for her manga , which debuted in ''
Cookie
A cookie is a baked or cooked snack or dessert that is typically small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar, egg, and some type of oil, fat, or butter. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, n ...
'' magazine in 2001.
Higashimura was nominated for the
Manga Taishō
The is a Japanese comics award recognizing achievement in manga. It is awarded annually to a manga series published in the previous calendar year of eight or fewer collected volumes in length. The Manga Taishō was founded with the aim of re ...
in 2008 for ''Himawari: Kenichi Legend'', in 2009 for ''Mama wa Tenparist'', in 2010 for ''
Princess Jellyfish
is a Japanese ''josei'' manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Kiss'' from October 2008 to August 2017. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. An 11-episo ...
'', in 2011 for , and in 2016 and 2017 for ''
Tokyo Tarareba Girls
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Kiss'' magazine from March 2014 to April 2017 and later collected in nine bound volumes. It is licensed for an English-language ...
''. In 2010, she won the 34th
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in three categories: '' shōnen'', '' shōjo'', and general. The awards began in 1977, initially w ...
for Best Manga for ''Princess Jellyfish''. In 2015, she won both the 8th Manga Taishō and the Grand Prize at the 19th
Japan Media Arts Festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition.
Based on judging by ...
for ''
Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey''. In 2019, she won the
Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia for ''Tokyo Tarareba Girls''. Higashimura's younger brother, Takuma Morishige, is the author of the manga ''
My Neighbor Seki
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takuma Morishige. The series follows a girl named Rumi Yokoi who is constantly distracted by her neighboring classmate, Toshinari Seki, as he indulges in elaborate hobbies and somehow n ...
''.
Works
* (2001–present,
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...
)
* (2006–2010,
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
)
* (2007–2011, Shueisha)
* (2008–2017, Kodansha)
* (2010–2012, Kodansha)
* (2011–2015, Shueisha)
* (2013–2014, Kodansha)
* (2014–2017, Kodansha)
* (2015–present, Shueisha)
* (2015, Kodansha, suspended)
* (2015–2020,
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...
)
* (2017–2019,
Bungeishunjū
is a Japanese publishing company known for its leading monthly magazine '' Bungeishunjū''. The company was founded by Kan Kikuchi in 1923. It grants the annual Akutagawa Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan, as well as ...
)
* (2017–2018, Kodansha)
* (2018–2021, with Mariko Hayashi, Shueisha)
* (2018, Kodansha)
* (2019–2021, Kodansha)
* (2019, Shogakukan)
* (2020–present,
Piccoma
Piccoma ( ja, ピッコマ, Pikkoma) is a Japanese webtoon subscription service that is available on smartphones, tablets, and personal computers. It was developed and released by Kakao piccoma Corp., the Japanese subsidiary of Kakao.
Service ...
)
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1975 births
Women manga artists
Living people
Manga artists from Miyazaki Prefecture
Japanese female comics artists
Female comics writers
Japanese women writers
21st-century Japanese women writers
Manga Taishō