Yoko Kamio
| Yōko Kamio 神尾 葉子 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 29, 1966 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Boys Over Flowers, Cat Street |
| Awards | Shogakukan Manga Award (1996) |
Yōko Kamio (神尾 葉子 Kamio Yōko, born June 29, 1966) is a Japanese manga artist and writer. She is most famous for Boys Over Flowers (花より男子 Hana Yori Dango), for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996.[1] Her work has been translated and distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Biography
Boys Over Flowers
Boys Over Flowers was serialized in Shueisha's bi-weekly Margaret magazine from October 1992 to September 2003 and was collected into 37 volumes. The manga has been licensed by Viz Media for publication in the United States.[2] It has also been published by Glénat in France[3] and by Planeta DeAgostini in Spain.[4] In July 2006, a short story based on the manga was published in issue 15 of Margaret magazine. Another two-installment short story was published in January 2007.[5]
Kamio's next series was Matsuri Special, which debuted in the first issue (November 2007) of Jump Square, a shōnen manga magazine.[6] It is about a high school girl whose father has trained her to become a female professional wrestler.
One of her later series was Tora to Okami which ran in Betsuma magazine from 2010 to 2011. [7]
Another series was Ibara no Kanmuri which ran from 2013 to 2014.[8]
Works
- Ano Hi ni Aitai (1989)
- Sayonara o Arigatō (1989)
- Suki Suki Daisuki (1990)
- Merii-san no Hijitsu (1991-1992, 5 volumes)
- Boys Over Flowers (1993-2003, 37 volumes)
- Cat Street (2004-2007, 8 volumes)
- Matsuri Special (2008-2009, 4 volumes)
- Tora to Okami (2009-2012, 6 volumes)
- Crown of Thorns (2013-2014, 2 volumes)[9]
- Boys Over Flowers Season 2 (2015-)[10]
References
- ↑ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 10, 2008. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ↑ "Hana Yori Dango Licensed...But by Who?". Anime News Network. 2003-03-24. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ↑ "Hana Yori Dango Tome 1" (in French). Glénat. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ↑ "No me lo digas con flores" (in Spanish). Planeta DeAgostini. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ↑ "2-Issue Boys Over Flowers Side Story Revealed in Japan". Anime News Network. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ↑ "Jump Square's page on Matsuri Special". Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ↑ "Boys Over Flowers' Kamio to Launch Tora to Ōkami Manga". Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ↑ "Boys Over Flowers' Kamio Ends Ibara no Kanmuri Manga". Anime News Network. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ↑ "Boys Over Flowers' Kamio to Launch Ibara no Kanmuri Manga". Anime News Network. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ↑ "Boys Over Flowers' Yoko Kamio To Launch New Series in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
External links
- Yoko Kamio at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Yoko Kamio article at nekobonbon
- Yoko Kamio anime at Media Arts Database (Japanese)