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 ...

. She has created numerous

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in several demographics, but is perhaps best known for creating the ''seinen'' series ''

The Candidate for Goddess is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The series takes place in the distant future, where human beings live among space colonies and a single, inhabitable planet called Zion. The plot follows Zero Enna and his fe ...

'' and the ''shōjo'' series ''

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''.

Career

Yukiru Sugisaki started drawing in elementary school and began creating

at around age 17 or 18. The

Kadokawa Shoten , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...

''shōjo'' magazine ''

Monthly Asuka , formerly , is a bimonthly Japanese manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed at teenage girls. The magazine was established in 1985. It is released on the 24th of every odd-numbered month as of May 2021. Much like its sibling public ...

'' published her manga ''Namaiki no "N"'' in 1995. After her next work ''Sotsugyou M'', Sugisaki's popular '' D.N. Angel'' and ''

'' series were simultaneously serialized in ''Monthly Asuka'' and the ''seinen'' magazine '' Comic Gum'' respectively. She also worked on the manga version of ''

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'' with

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese mecha anime creator, animator, director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist best known for creating the ''Gundam'' anime franchise. He was born in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and studied at Nihon University's College of Art ...

. Since then, Sugisaki has created numerous one-shots and serializations in many different genres. Infamous for abandoning stories before completion, she regards ''shōjo'' as an influence on her story-writing and ''shōnen'' as an influence on her illustration style.

Works

Manga

*''Namaiki no "N"'' (1995, published in ''

'') *''Sotsugyou M'' (1996–1997, serialized in ''Monthly Asuka'') *'' D.N. Angel'' (1997–2021, serialized in Monthly Asuka'') *''

'' (1997–2001, serialized in '' Comic Gum'') *''H2Oplanet'' (1997, published in ''The Candidate for Goddess'' volume 1) *''The Demon Returns'' (1998, published in ''D.N. Angel'' volume 2) *''

'' (1998–1999, serialized in '' Shōnen Ace'') *''Kanno Ie Ha Kanai Anzen.'' (2000, serialized in ''Monthly Ace Next'') *'' Lagoon Engine'' (2002–2007, serialized in ''Monthly Asuka'') *''

Rizelmine is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga was originally serialized for six chapters in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine ''Ace Next'' from November 2001 to April 2002 with a single ''tankōbon'' collection ...

'' (2001–2002, serialized in ''Monthly Ace Next'') *'' Lagoon Engine Einsatz'' (2004, serialized in ''

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'') *''Eden'' (2006–2007, serialized in '' Shōnen Ace'') *''Ascribe to Heaven'' (2008–ongoing, serialized in '' Young King OURs'') *''Yume Bi To Manami No Kie Ta Birthday Present?'' (2009, published by Kadokawa Shoten) *''School Girls Pin-up'' (2011–ongoing, serialized in ''

Comic Birz was a Japanese seinen manga magazine published on a monthly basis by Gentosha's imprint Birz Comics from 1986 until 2018. The magazine was called ''Comic Burger'' (コミックバーガー), until it was renamed in 1996. Several manga that were ...

'') *''1001 Knights'' (2012–2017, serialized in ''

'') *''Junkissa Neko'' (2012–ongoing, serialized in ''

'')

Art books

*''Neutral'' (1999, published by Kadokawa Shoten) *''Final Quest Sailor Kanzenban'' (2002, published by Kadokawa Shoten) *''D.N. Angel Illustrations Feder'' (2003, published by Kadokawa Shoten) *''Street Fighter Art Comic Anthology'' (2009, published by

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)

References

External links

Official blog
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