Kaoru Tada
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Kaoru Tada 多田かおる | |
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Born | Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan[1] | September 25, 1960
Died | March 11, 1999 | (aged 38)
Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Itazura na Kiss, Love Me, My Knight |
Kaoru Tada (Japanese: 多田かおる, Hepburn: Tada Kaoru, September 25, 1960 – March 11, 1999) was a Japanese manga artist.
Biography
Tada made her debut in 1977, when still a high school student, on
Love Me, My Knight portrays the Japanese rock music scene of the early 1980s. The
Itazura na Kiss (Mischievous Kiss), which begun in 1991 and never completed, was by far Tada's most successful work in Japan. It tells the love story between Kotoko and Naoki from high school until after their marriage. The series inspired also an illustrated art book and two novels written by Nori Harata and published in Shueisha's Cobalt imprint. In 1996, a live action Japanese TV series based on Itazura na Kiss was also produced, starring
In 2015, a Thailand adaptation entitled Kiss Me starring Mike D. Angelo as Tenten and Sushar Manaying as Taliw was aired and has steadily earned the attention of fans from around the world.
Tada died in 1999 of a
Works
- Love Me, My Knight (愛してナイト, Ai Shite Knight), serialized in Margaret, 1981–83, 7 volumes
- Itazura na Kiss (イタズラなKiss, Mischievous Kiss), Margaret, 1991–99, 23 volumes
- Itazura na Kiss Irasuto Shū (多田かおるイラスト集 イタズラなKiss), artbook published by Shueisha, 1 volume
- Kawaii Ojisama (A Fine Dad), Margaret, 1 volume
- Kimagure Enjeru (きまぐれエンジェル, Capricious Angel), Margaret, 1 volume
- Kimi no Na wa Debora (君の名はデボラ, Your Name Is Deborah), Margaret, 1988, 2 volumes
- Debora ga Raibaru (デボラがライバル, Deborah's the Rival), Margaret, 1996–1998, 4 volumes (Available in English through Kindle and BookWalker.[2])
- Sabishigariya no Deborah (さびしがりやのデボラ), Margaret, 1 volume
- Horeru Yo! Koi, Margaret, 1 volume
- Ai Shi Koi Shi no Manon!, Margaret, 1 volume
- Kinta-kun ni Goyōjin!, Margaret, 1 volume
- Tiinzu Burabo (Teens Bravo), Margaret, 1 volume
- Miihaa Paradise (Fans' Paradise), Margaret, 2 volumes
- High School Magic, Margaret, 2 volumes
References
- ^ 多田かおるプロフィール Archived May 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "BOOK☆WALKER Global:DEBORAH IS MY RIVAL, Volume Collections (Deborah ga Rival) | Sort by Release Date | BOOK☆WALKER - Digital Manga & Light Novels". eBook Store│BOOK☆WALKER Global.
External links
- Kaoru Tada Official Site (in Japanese)
- Biographical information on Kaoru Tada (in Italian)
- About "Miihaa Paradise"
- "Kaoru TADA". IMDb. Retrieved July 1, 2007.