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 ...

born in

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, Japan. She is a graduate of

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, where she studied

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. Her first work was ''Sora ni makka na mono relu'' in the '' shōjo'' comic magazine, ''

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'' (published in 1995 by

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). Oguri is known for the comic essay series ''Dārin wa Gaikokujin'' (literally "My Darling is a Foreigner"), known in English as ''

Is He Turning Japanese? is a manga series written by Saori Oguri. The English subtitle of the Japanese editions of the first two entries is "My darling is ambidextrous"; the official English version is called ''My Darling is a Foreigner''. The books are published b ...

'', which portrays her life with her husband,

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, with whom she also co-authored ''Dārin no atamannaka'' (Inside darling's mind), a comic essay about English and

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. The comics were turned into the comedy film ''

My Darling is a Foreigner is a manga series written by Saori Oguri. The English subtitle of the Japanese editions of the first two entries is "My darling is ambidextrous"; the official English version is called ''My Darling is a Foreigner''. The books are published b ...

'', released in April 2010.

List of works

* ''Onegai kami-sama'' (1998,

) * ''Kono ai no hate ni'' (2000, Shueisha) ** Vol. 1 (2001, Shueisha) ** Vol. 2 (2001, Shueisha) * ''Darling wa Gaikokujin'' series ** ''Darling wa Gaikokujin'' (2002,

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) ** ''Darling wa Gaikokujin 2'' (2004, Media Factory) ** ''Darling no Atamannaka'' (co-authored with Tony László, 2005, Media Factory) * ''Eigo ga dekinai watashi o semenaide! ― I want to speak English!'' (2004, Yamato Shobō) (Paperback published in 2006) * ''Konna watashi mo shugyō shitai! seishin michi nyūmon'' (2004, Kentōsha) * ''Kanayako'' (2004, Media Factory) * ''Tony ryū shiawase o saibai suru hōhō'' (illustrations only) (2005,

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Creative Corporation) * ''Saori & Tony Bōken kikō Hawaii de dai no ji'' (2005,

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Magazines) * "'Mezu-mezu Wa Bunka Kenkyusho Kyoto" (co-authored with Tony László, 2008, Jouhou Senta-)

References

External links

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Saori Oguri manga
at Media Arts Database
official movie site
official movie site
Announcement of Film in Japan Today article starring Mao Inoue and Jonathan Sherr
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oguri, Saori 1966 births Living people Women manga artists Manga artists from Gifu Prefecture Japanese female comics artists