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 ...

shōjo

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 bef ...

. She writes mainly for ''

Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular through ...

'', where she debuted in 1979 at age 15 with ''Maggie''. In 1993, her high school romance ''Pops'' was adapted as an OVA by Madhouse. She received the 2000

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by 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 given since ...

for shōjo for '' Bara-Iro no Ashita'' ("Rose-Colored Tomorrow"), and the 2009

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 ...

for shōjo for ''

Kiyoku Yawaku , also known as ''Beyond the Memories'', is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series by Ryo Ikuemi. It won the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award for ''shōjo''. Kanna and Roku's story arcs (acts 2, 6, and 10) were adapted into a live action film in 2013. P ...

''. In 2013, ''Kiyoku Yawaku'' was adapted into a

live-action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ...

film starring

Masami Nagasawa is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex. Possible writings *惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" *真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" *昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" *雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" *� ...

and

Masaki Okada is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his roles as Sekime Kyogo in the drama '' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' and as Takuma Kakinouchi in the 2009 film '' I Give My First Love to You''. Filmography Films * ''The Foreign Duck, the Native Duc ...

. Ikuemi drew the cover art for

Kazuyoshi Saito is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Making his professional debut in 1993, Saito's popularity exploded in 2007 after 15 years in the music industry. He is also one-half of the rock duo Mannish Boys with Tatsuya Nakamura and a member of the super ...

's October 2013 single "Kagerō", which was the film's theme song.

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