is a
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
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 ...
born on December 16, 1959, in
Kanazawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Overview Cityscape
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,
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...
, Japan.
[(ja) Masao Azuma & Ishidō Ran Nihon Gensō Sakka Jiten, Kokusho Kankokai, (2009), pp.912 to 913. The writer of this article is Akemi Arisato (), who may be the same person of Alisato in alisato.web.] From the time she was in high school, she assisted her older sister, professional manga artist
Yukiko Kai
Yukiko Kai (, ''Kai Yukiko'', 21 September 1954 - 12 December 1980) (ja) ''Nihon Gensō Sakka Jiten'' 2009, p.825.(jaProfile. Retrieved 14 October 2019. was a Japanese ''shōjo manga'' artist. Her real name was Kimiko Kaihatsu (, ''Kaihatsu Kimiko ...
.
After graduating high school, she began working for a printing company in
Kanazawa City
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
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, but she soon quit in order to become a full-time assistant to her sister.
She also began to assist other professional artists, most notably
Moto Hagio
is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to ''shōjo'' manga ( manga aimed at young and adolescent women), Hagio is considered the most significant artist in the demographic and among the most influential manga artists of a ...
.
Throughout this period, Hatsu was creating
self-published manga with her friend
Yasuko Sakata
Yasuko Sakata 坂田 靖子 is a Japanese manga artist who belongs to the Post Year 24 Group. She was born on 25 February 1953 in Osaka, Japan. She now lives in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. Her official debut was with the work ''Saikon Kyousou ...
(who also went on to become a prominent professional manga artist), and sometime around 1980, the two of them coined the term ''
yaoi
''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features Homoeroticism, homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typi ...
''. In 1980, Yukiko Kai died of stomach cancer at the age of 26.
The following year, Hatsu made her professional debut in the magazine ''ALLAN'' with the short story .
Her work has been published in numerous magazines, including ''DUO'' (published by
Asahi Sonorama
is the publishing arm of The Asahi Shimbun Company, publishing books, magazines, and manga. It replaced on 1 April 2008 just after it went bankrupt.
History
Asahi Sonorama was created as a division of Asahi Shimbunsha on September 9, 1959 ...
), (published by
Shinshokan
is a Japanese publishing company. It was established on June 14, 1961. In April 2009, the US publisher Digital Manga Publishing announced a co-branding operation with Shinshokan, to license and manga from Shinshokan's ''Wings'', ''Dear'', and ...
), ''
Petit Flower
was a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Founded in 1980, the magazine ceased publication in March 2002, when it was replaced by the magazine ''Flowers''.
History
Shogakukan began publishing ''Petit Flower'' as a regula ...
'' (published by
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 ...
, later retitled ''flowers''), (published by the
Asahi Shimbun Corporation, later retitled ).
Hatsu served as an adjunct instructor at
Kyoto Seika University
is a private university in Iwakura, Kyoto, Japan. The school's predecessor was founded in 1968, and it was chartered as a university in 1979.
The school is noted for its faculties of manga and anime, and being involved in the teaching and trai ...
until retiring in 2005 due to health issues.
Works
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:(April 1984)
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:(July 1987)
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:(November 1988,
bunko edition released June 2000)
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:(July 1989)
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:(September 1989, bunko edition December 1999)
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:(April 1990, bunko edition June 2000)
;
:(Published in
ater changed to from 1991 until 2007.) A series of short occult mystery stories set in
Meiji Period
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization ...
Japan and featuring Ren, a young man who works in an
antique shop
An antique shop (or antiques shop) is a retail store specializing in the selling of antiques. Antiques shops can be located either locally or, with the advent of the Internet, found online.
An antiques shop can also be located within an anti ...
named Uryūdō and who can see and communicate with the spirits that inhabit antiques.
Currently available in
wide-ban and bunko editions from
Asahi Shimbun
is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition and ...
. Was a Jury Recommended work in the 2008
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 ...
.
;
: (July 1992,
Asahi Sonorama
is the publishing arm of The Asahi Shimbun Company, publishing books, magazines, and manga. It replaced on 1 April 2008 just after it went bankrupt.
History
Asahi Sonorama was created as a division of Asahi Shimbunsha on September 9, 1959 ...
, bunko edition September 2000, new edition October 2007); published in English in 2000 by
ComicsOne
ComicsOne Corp. was an American distributor of Asian Comics (manga, manhwa, and manhua), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for videos and merc ...
.
[Available in e-book format at http://ebooks.ebookmall.com/author/hatsu-akiko-ebooks.htm . (Accessed September 18, 2008).]
;
: (November 1992, Asahi Sonorama; bunko edition 2001 (
Hakusensha
is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV ...
), new edition October 2007. A collection of short love stories; the title story is about a young man involved with his brother's widow. Published in English by ComicsOne.
;
:(November 1993, bunko edition June 2003, new edition October 2007)
;
:(June 1994)
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:(July 1995, new edition October 2007)
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:(November 1995, bunko edition June 2000, new edition October 2007)
;
:(May 1996)
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:(September 1997, new edition October 2007)
;
:(September 1997)
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:(March 1999)
;
:(Published in from 2000 to 2007.) A series of short stories with an element of fantasy set in Victorian England and centering on Cornelius Everdeanne, a young, handsome heir to an earldom. Currently available in a wide-ban edition from
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 ...
.
See also
*
Yukiko Kai
Yukiko Kai (, ''Kai Yukiko'', 21 September 1954 - 12 December 1980) (ja) ''Nihon Gensō Sakka Jiten'' 2009, p.825.(jaProfile. Retrieved 14 October 2019. was a Japanese ''shōjo manga'' artist. Her real name was Kimiko Kaihatsu (, ''Kaihatsu Kimiko ...
- Elder sister of Hatsu. Hatsu was an assistant of her sister who was professional manga artist.
*
Moto Hagio
is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to ''shōjo'' manga ( manga aimed at young and adolescent women), Hagio is considered the most significant artist in the demographic and among the most influential manga artists of a ...
- Akiko Hatsu was an assistance of Hagio as well. Hatsu was influenced by her.
References
External links
*
波津彬子公式サイト 波万波 (official site)
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1959 births
Living people
Manga artists
People from Kanazawa, Ishikawa
20th-century Japanese women artists