is a Japanese ''
shōjo'' and ''
josei
, also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marke ...
''
manga artist.
She made her debut as a professional manga artist in 1968 with ''Yuki no Serenade''. In 1986 she received the
Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for ''
Yūkan Club'',
and in 2007, she received an Excellence Prize in
manga at the
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 a ...
for ''
Pride
Pride is defined by Merriam-Webster as "reasonable self-esteem" or "confidence and satisfaction in oneself". A healthy amount of pride is good, however, pride sometimes is used interchangeably with "conceit" or "arrogance" (among other words) w ...
''. Several of her series have been dramatized, including ''Yūkan Club'' as an
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
OVA
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...
and ''Designer'' and ''Tadashii Ren'ai no Susume'' as high-rated live-action television dramas.
A live-action film based on her work ''Pride'' was released in 2009.
Yoshimi Uchida
is a Japanese manga artist.
Career
She was born in Yamanashi Prefecture. The first manga she read was ''8 Man'' by Jiro Kuwata
was a Japanese manga artist.
Biography
A gifted artist, Kuwata started out as a manga artist at the young age of ...
worked for her as an assistant in the 1970s.
References
External links
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Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide
1949 births
Living people
Japanese female comics artists
Manga artists from Okayama Prefecture
Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōjo)
Women manga artists
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