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 ...

and fashion writer, with numerous books published in both categories. Her work ''

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'' won the Kodansha manga award for children in 2005. Anno is married to director

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of ''

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'' fame. Anno has aspired to being a manga artist since her third year at elementary school.

Works

Anno draws inspiration from the fashion world, and her work is noted for its detail which gives it a broader appeal than just the demographic it is aimed for. She delves into the psychology of her characters. Her manga and books have attained considerable popularity among young women in Japan. Though she primarily writes manga of the

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demographic, her most popular series, ''

'', (serialized in ''

Nakayoshi is a monthly ''shōjo'' manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First issued in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 60 years of manga publication history. Notable titles serialized in Nakayoshi include ''Princess Knight ...

'') is targeted at primary school-aged girls. In a recent

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poll, she was voted the number eight most popular manga artist among females and thirteen in the general category. Her manga ''

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'' was made into a television series in 1998, followed by ''

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'' in October 2007. ''

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'' was made into a movie in 2006. In the movie ''

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'', she has a cameo role alongside her husband; their characters were also married. The movie was directed by

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, who, like her husband

, is a co-founder of

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. Anno took a career hiatus in 2008, citing health reasons. During this hiatus, Anno published essays in manga form about her life with her husband. In October 2020, it was announced Anno's manga ''Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen'' will be adapted into a

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musical. It will be the first Japanese manga to be adapted into an American musical.

Awards and honors

* Anno won the 29th

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

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in 2005 for ''Sugar Sugar Rune''. * Asteroid 300082 Moyocoanno, discovered by Japanese amateur astronomer Yasuhide Fujita in 2006, was named in her honor. The official was published by the

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on 6 April 2012 ().

List of works

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anno, Moyoco Hideaki Anno 1971 births Living people Women manga artists Japanese female comics artists Manga artists from Tokyo Female comics writers 20th-century Japanese women writers 20th-century Japanese writers 21st-century Japanese women writers 21st-century Japanese writers People from Suginami