(born February 3, 1979) is a Japanese
manga artist from
Kumamoto, Japan
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, Miyaza ...
. She is mainly known for her work,
Yona of the Dawn
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' since August 2009, with its chapters collected in thirty-nine ''tankōbon'' volumes as of ...
(''暁のヨナ'', ''Akatsuki no Yona'').
Career
Kusanagi's debut series, ''
Yoiko no Kokoroe'', was published in 2003 and serialized in
Hakusensha's shōjo magazine, ''
Hana to Yume
, also known as , is a semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha on the 5th and 20th of every month. The magazine is B5-size, and always comes with or free supplements, such as drama CDs, pencil boards (shitajiki), man ...
''. In 2009, Kusanagi's longest-running series, ''
Yona of the Dawn
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' since August 2009, with its chapters collected in thirty-nine ''tankōbon'' volumes as of ...
'' began serialization in ''Hana to Yume''. ''Yona of the Dawn'' has remained as her most popular series and was adapted into an anime in 2014 by
Studio Pierrot, receiving a 24-episode series, an OVA episode in 2015, and an adaption of the Zeno Arc in 2016.
Works
* ''
Yoiko no Kokoroe (よいこの心得)'' (2003-2007) – one-shot, later serialized in
Hakusensha's ''
Hana to Yume
, also known as , is a semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha on the 5th and 20th of every month. The magazine is B5-size, and always comes with or free supplements, such as drama CDs, pencil boards (shitajiki), man ...
''
* ''
Mugen Spiral (夢幻スパイラル)'' (2004) – serialized in ''Hana to Yume''
* ''
Game × Rush (ゲーム×ラッシュ)'' (2005) – serialized in ''Hana to Yume''
* ''
NG Life (NGライフ)'' (2006-2009) – serialized in ''Hana to Yume''
* ''
Yona of the Dawn
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' since August 2009, with its chapters collected in thirty-nine ''tankōbon'' volumes as of ...
(暁のヨナ)'' (2009-ongoing) – serialized in ''Hana to Yume''
* ''
Kuroorihime to Kawaki no Ou (黒檻姫と渇きの王)'' (2011) – one-shot published in ''
The Hana to Yume''
* ''
Boku no Kotori-san (僕の小鳥さん)'' (2014) – one-shot published in ''The Hana to Yume''
Awards
In 2002, Kusanagi's work ''Goshin Kyoudai ga Yuku!?'' ''(御神兄弟がゆく!?)'' came second in the 27th Hakusensha Athena New Face Award. The following year, she won the 28th Hakusensha Athena New Face Award for Outstanding Debut with ''Yoiko no Kokoroe. Yona of the Dawn'' has been awarded with Hakusensha's Denshi Shoseki Taishō (E-Book Award) which is given to the best-selling digital manga in 2015 and 2021.
References
External links
*
Mizuho Kusanagi's twitter account(in Japanese)
Living people
1979 births
Manga artists from Kumamoto Prefecture
Women manga artists
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