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 the former president of

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 ...

Career

Keiko Takemiya (or Takemiya Keiko) is included in the

Year 24 Group The is a grouping of female manga artists who heavily influenced ''shōjo'' manga (Japanese girls' comics) beginning in the 1970s. While ''shōjo'' manga of the 1950s and 1960s largely consisted of simple stories marketed towards elementary s ...

, a term coined by academics and critics to refer to a group of female authors in the early 1970s who helped transform manga (manga for girls) from being created primarily by male authors to being created by female authors. As part of this group, Takemiya pioneered a genre of manga about love between young men called ( "boy love"). In 1970, she published a short story titled '' Sanrūmu Nite'' ("In the Sunroom") in ''

Bessatsu Shōjo Comic , known as before 2000, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was conceived as a or "special issue" of its sister magazine ''Shōjo Comic''. It is released on the 13th of each month. Serializations Current * '' ...

'', which is possibly the first manga ever published and contains the earliest known male–male kiss in manga. Takemiya cites her influences as being manga (manga for boys), the works of

Shotaro Ishinomori was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and , creating several immensely popular long-running series such as '' Cyborg 009,'' the ''Super Sentai'' series (later adapted into the ''Power Rangers'' series), ...

, films, and documentaries. In 1972, after publishing , Takemiya traveled to Europe to learn more about life there as research for ("The Poem of Wind and Trees"). After that, she traveled to different parts of Europe on an almost annual basis. Among her best known works are the manga and ''

Toward the Terra is a Japanese science fiction manga series by Keiko Takemiya. It was originally serialized in Asahi Sonorama's ''Gekkan Manga Shōnen'' magazine, between January 1977 and May 1980. In 1978, it won the first Seiun Award for manga, and in ...

'', which are noted for being pioneering series of the 1970s and 1980s. She received the 9th

Seiun Award The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by , the awards are given at the annual Nihon SF Taikai, Japan Science Fict ...

for best science fiction manga for ''Toward the Terra'' in 1978, and the 25th (1979)

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...

in the and category for both and ''Toward the Terra'' in 1980. She is regarded as "one of the first successful crossover women artists" to create both and manga. Many of her series have been adapted into

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, 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 Japane ...

, including ''Toward the Terra'' in 1980 and 2007, ("The Door into Summer") in 1981, ''

Andromeda Stories a Japanese manga written by Ryu Mitsuse and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya. Plot On the planet of Astria in the Andromeda Galaxy the Cosmoralian Empire is about to marry Prince Ithaca to Ayodoya's Princess Lilia, in the process crowning him ...

'' in 1982, and in 1987. In 1983, Takemiya served as a special designer on the theatrical anime film '' Crusher Joe: The Movie'', alongside other notable manga artists. Since 2000, Takemiya has taught at

's Faculty of Manga. She served as Dean of the Faculty of Manga from April 2008 until March 2013. She was also president of the university from April 2014 to March 2018. During her tenure at Kyoto Seika, Takemiya started the project, which uses digital technology to create accurate reproductions of manga artwork and manuscripts, for both its

preservation Preservation may refer to: Heritage and conservation * Preservation (library and archival science), activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record while making as few changes as possible * ''Preservation'' (magazine), published by the Nat ...

and to produce material suitable for

art exhibitions An art exhibition is traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhib ...

, with a focus on manga art. In 2001, she received the for women who contribute to society. From 2009 to 2014, she served as a member of the selection committee for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes. In 2012, she received the

Japan Cartoonists Association The , established April 1, 2014, is a Japanese public interest incorporated association and professional association of manga artists. Its predecessor was a voluntary organization of the same name founded on December 15, 1964. As of November 20 ...

's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award in recognition of her entire body of work. In 2014, she was awarded the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan for her contributions to manga. In January 2016, Takemiya published her first autobiography, . The book documents the manga revolution of the 1970s and the creation of and ''Toward the Terra''. In March 2021, she published her second autobiography, . Its text was compiled from Takemiya's interviews with journalist Keiko Chino, first published in the column of the newspaper. Takemiya's work is featured in the catalogue for The Citi Exhibition: Manga (2019), including an interview where she discusses the Genga (Dash) project (pages 253-267).

Works

* , 1968 * , 1970 * , 1971–1972 * , 1973 * , with , 1974–1985 * , 1974–1976 * , 1975 * , 1976–1984 * , 1979–1980 * , 1981–1986 * , 1977–1980 ** First published in English by

Vertical Vertical is a geometric term of location which may refer to: * Vertical direction, the direction aligned with the direction of the force of gravity, up or down * Vertical (angles), a pair of angles opposite each other, formed by two intersecting s ...

as ''To Terra...'', later by Manga Planet as ''Toward the Terra'' * , with

Ryu Mitsuse Ryū Mitsuse ( ''Mitsuse Ryū'', March 18, 1928 - July 7, 1999) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer, alternate history writer, historical novelist, and essayist. Mitsuse is the author of ''Hyakuoku no Hiru to Sen'oku no Yoru''. Among his ...

(original story,) 1980–1982 ** First published in English by Vertical as ''Andromeda Stories'', later by Manga Planet as ''Stories of Andromeda Galaxy'' * , 1982–1987 * , 1984 * ''5:00 PM Revolution'', 1985–1988 * , 1988–1990 * , 1990–1993 * , 1991–2000 * , 1994–1995 * , 1997 * , 1998–1999 * , 2000–2004

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Official 50th anniversary exhibition website

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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and f ...

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Takemiya, Keiko 1950 births 20th-century Japanese women writers Female comics writers Japanese female comics artists Living people Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture Manga artists from Tokushima Prefecture People from Kamakura People from Tokushima (city) Presidents of universities and colleges in Japan Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Women heads of universities and colleges Women manga artists

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