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''. Kyoko Mizuki won the

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for Best '' Shōjo''

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for ''Candy Candy'' in 1977 with

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. Keiko Nagita won the Japan Juvenile Writers Association Prize for '' Rainette, Kin Iro no Ringo'' (Rainette - The Golden Apples) in 2007. Her short story ''Akai Mi Haziketa'' is printed in Japanese Primary School Textbook for 6th grade (''Mitsumura Tosho'' Publishing Co., Ltd.). Her picture book ''

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'' series (art by Makoto Kubota) was adapted into an anime television series in October 2007.

Biography

When she was 12 years old, her father died. Then she created "imaginary family Andrews" to relieve her loneliness and wrote their stories on a notebook. Mizuki said "I feel Andrews family have watched me affectionately. They are the origin of my story writing". She spent a few years as an actress of

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in her late teens, and some of her works reflect this. In eleventh-grade, she won a prize short story contest for young girls' magazine ''Jogakusei no Tomo''. After selling her short story ''Yomigaeri, Soshite Natsu wa'' to the magazine when she was 19 years old, she decided to become a full-time writer. In those days she was a frequent contributor of poems to ''Koukou Bungei'' magazine, famous poet Katsumi Sugawara appreciated her talent and she joined his poetry club. When she was 20, she published a collection of poems ''Kaeru'' privately. Five years later, her poetical works ''Omoide wa Utawanai'' was published by Sanrio Company, Ltd. She wrote short stories and love stories for young girls' magazines, and

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commissioned her to write stories for their shōjo manga magazine ''

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''. In the 1970s, she wrote many shōjo manga stories as Ayako Kazu, Akane Kouda, Kyoko Mizuki and Keiko Nagita. In 1975, she wrote the story of freckled hearty girl, ''

'' for monthly ''

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''. In her twenties, she wrote the first story for a manga at the request of Mr. Higashiura, then the chief editor of Bessatsu Shōjo Friend. She wrote many shōjo manga stories for mainly Friend and Nakayoshi in 1970s. Then, Mr. Higashiura who took up the post of the chief editor of Monthly Nakayoshi drew up a project that a shōjo manga like a famous stories retold for children as Heidi. She said (quote: "Interviews with Manga Authors" by Itou Ayako. Doubun Shoin inc.). The manga was adapted into anime television series in 1976 by

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. Since then ''Candy Candy'' has made her one of the more successful female manga writers. The last episode of ''Candy Candy'' was written at Domaine De Beauvois, a chateau-hotel in France. Mizuki said "I wanted to say good-bye to Candice in beautiful place. If possible, I wanted to go to the United Kingdom When I was into the room, tears welled up in my eyes because a picture of

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was hung on the wall. Fox hunting--it took Anthony's life. When I remember Candice, autumn days at the beautiful hotel came to my mind. The hotel was like the villa of Ardray family." Since 1980, she is mainly writing juveniles and love stories for young girls as Keiko Nagita. Her '' Fūko to Yūrei'' series is especially popular. Music for ''Fūko to Yūrei'' series was composed by who is a member of Japanese famous rock group

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, the album called ''Siriau Maekara Zutto Suki'' 知りあう前からずっと好き was released in 1995. In 2001, she returned to publishing with the concluding part of ''Fūko to Yūrei''. She won the Japan Juvenile Writers Association Prize 2007 for '' Rainette, Kin Iro no Ringo'', a love story of a Japanese girl and a

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ian boy who was exposed to radiation of

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. In May 2008, she wrote a story for Shōjo manga after an interval of 18 years. The manga ''Loreley'' was drawn by Kaya Tachibana. She has a husband and a daughter, they enjoy vacation at their cottage in

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every summer. Terry Kamikawa, a student of ''

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'' and hostess of ''Blue Winds Tea Room'' in P.E.I, is her best friend. She has a collection of heart shaped objects. Part of her collection is shown on the ''Aoitori Bunko'' official site.

Selected bibliography

Manga

* ''Sanremo ni Kanpai'' サンレモにかんぱい (as Keiko Nagita, art by

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) 1970 * ''Brandenburg no Asa'' ブランデンブルグの朝 (as Keiko Nagita, art by Waki Yamato) 1970 * ''Le Grand Anne Gou wa Yuku'' ル・グラン・アンヌ号はゆく (as Keiko Nagita, art by Waki Yamato) 1970 * '' Greenhill Monogatari'' グリーンヒル物語 (as Keiko Nagita, art by Yasuko Aoike) 1970-1971 * ''Lorient no Aoi Sora'' ロリアンの青い空 (as Keiko Nagita, art by Yoko Shima) 1974-1975 * ''

'' キャンディ・キャンディ (as Kyoko Mizuki, art by

) 1975-1979 * '' Etruria no Ken'' エトルリアの剣 (as Keiko Nagita, art by Kyoko Fumizuki) 1975 * '' Miriam Blue no Mizuumi''　ミリアムブルーの湖 (as Keiko Nagita, art by Yasuko Aoike) 1975 * ''Hoshi eno Kaidan'' 星への階段 (as Akane Kouda, art by Akemi Matsuzaki) 1975 * ''Byakuya no Nightingale'' 白夜のナイチンゲール (as Keiko Nagita, art by Yoko Shima) 1976-1977 * ''Bara no Ki''　薔薇の樹 (as Kyoko Mizuki, art by Chikako Kikukawa) 1978 * '' Premier Muguet'' プルミエ・ミュゲ (as Kyoko Mizuki, art by Yoko Hanabusa) 1979-1981 * ''Kirara Boshi no Daiyogen'' きらら星の大予言 (as Kyoko Mizuki, art by Yū Asagiri) 1980-1981 * ''Sunday's Child '' サンデイズチャイルド(as Kyoko Mizuki, art by

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) 1980-1981 * '' Tim Tim Circus'' ティム・ティム・サーカス (as Kyoko Mizuki, art by Yumiko Igarashi) 1981-1982 * ''Loreley'' ローレライ (as Kyoko Mizuki, art by Kaya Tachibana) 2008

Novels

As Keiko Nagita * ''

'' キャンディ・キャンディ 1978 * ''Umi ni Otiru Yuki'' 海におちる雪 1980 * ''Night Game'' ナイトゲ－ム 1985 * ''Moonlight Express'' ム－ンライト・エクスプレス 1986 * '' Fūko to Yūrei'' series ふ－ことユ－レイ (art by

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) 1988-2002 * ''Umizikan no Marin'' 海時間のマリン 1992 * ''Akai Mi Haziketa'' 赤い実はじけた 1999 * ''Hoshi no Kakera'' 星のかけら 2000-2001 * ''Tenshi no Hashigo'' 天使のはしご 2002-2003 * ''Koppu no Naka no Yuuzora'' コップのなかの夕空 2004-2005 * ''air'' 2003 * '' Rainette, Kin Iro no Ringo'' レネット　金色の林檎 2006 * ''Ballerina Jikenbo'' series バレリーナ事件簿 2006-2008 * ''Birthday Club'' series バースディクラブ (art by Yu Azuki) 2006-

Poems

As Keiko Nagita * ''Kaeru'' 還る 1969 * ''Omoide wa Utawanai'' 思い出は歌わない 1974 * ''Otanjoubi ni'' お誕生日に (art by Yoko Sano) 1975 * ''Fifty'' フィフティ 2004

Essays

As Keiko Nagita * ''Mouitido Utatte'' もういちど歌って 1978 * ''Nagita Keiko Hitoritabi'' 名木田恵子ひとり旅 1980 * ''Anne no Shima, Kazedayori'' アンの島・風だより 1993 collaboration with Terry Kamikawa * ''Islander Monogatari, Anne no Sima no Hitobito'' アイランダ－物語　アンの島の人々 1997

Picture books

As Keiko Nagita * ''kodansha Ohimesama Ehon4 Ningyohime'' 講談社おひめさま絵本4 にんぎょひめ (art by

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) 1971 * ''Nemutai Kirin'' ねむたいキリン (art by Keiji Nakamura) 1979 * ''Monmonku wa Yasasii'' モンモンクはやさしい (art by Makoto Obo) 1979 * ''Shampoo Ōji no Bouken'' シャンプー王子のぼうけん (art by Makoto Kubota) 2004 * ''Shampoo Ōji to Kitanai Kotoba'' シャンプー王子ときたないことば (art by Makoto Kubota) 2005 * ''Shampoo Ōji to Daiakutou'' シャンプー王子と大あくとう (art by Makoto Kubota) 2006

Lyrics

As Keiko Nagita * ''

'' キャンディ・キャンディ (composition:

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, performance：

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) * '' Ashita ga Suki'' あしたがすき (composition: Takeo Watanabe, performance：Mitsuko Horie) * ''Futari kiri no Lullaby'' ふたりきりのララバイ (composition: Juichi Sase, performance： Ruo Megimi) * ''Tazunebito futagoza'' 尋ね人ふたご座 (composition: Juichi Sase, performance：Ruo Megimi) * ''Ame no Suizokukan'' 雨の水族館 (composition: Satsuya Iwasawa, performance：Ruo Megimi) * ''Shabondama Love'' しゃぼんだまラブ (composition: Masami Koizumi, performance：Ruo Megimi) * ''Shiriau Maekara Zutto Suki'' 知りあう前からずっと好き (composition:

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, performance：

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) * ''Shizuku wa Anata no Sign'' しずくはあなたのサイン (composition: Toru Okada, performance：Mitsuko Horie) * ''Uwasa Shitteruwa'' 噂知ってるわ (composition and performance： Miyuki Yokoyama) * ''Shampoo Ōji no Bouken'' シャンプー王子の冒険 (composition:

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, performance：

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) * ''Shampoo Ōji no Komoriuta'' シャンプー王子の子守唄 (composition: Hironobu Kageyama, performance： Mayu Miyauchi)

References

* * * Kenji, Ando. ''Fuuin Sakuhin no Nazo 2'' 封印作品の謎 2. Ohta Publishing Co. (2006) * Saiko, Ito. ''Manga Gensakusha Interviewers'' まんが原作者インタビューズ. Dobunshoin (1999) *

Notes

External links

Mizuki's official site (in Japanese)
(English/Japanese) *

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