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 ...
, most noted for the manga ''
Revolutionary Girl Utena
is a series created by Be-Papas, an artist collective founded by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The primary entries in the series include a 1996 manga written by Chiho Saito, a 1997 anime television series directed by Ikuhara, and ''Adolescence of ...
''. In 1996, she received the
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...
for
shōjo for ''
Kanon''.
She is part of the
Be-Papas manga artist collective.
Her debut work was "Ken to Madomoaseru" (The Sword and the Mademoiselle) in 1982. Her hobbies are dance, music, opera, and sumo.
Works
* ''Anastasia Club'' (2001-2008)
* (1990)
** (1992)
** (1994)
** (1995)
*
**
*
* (1996 – 1997)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* (''Published in 2 English Short Story Volumes by Tokyopop")
*
*
*
*
References
External links
PRISMS - Saitou Chiho manga database fan site entry
*
Romance Symphony of Saito Chiho
1967 births
Japanese graphic novelists
Living people
Manga artists from Tokyo
{{manga-artist-stub