Kimiko Uehara
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Kimiko Uehara 上原 きみ子 | |
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Born | Kimiko (君子) Murakami (村上) April 25, 1946 Manga artist |
Pseudonym(s) | Kimiko Kaneda |
Notable works | Lovely Mari-chan |
Kimiko Uehara (上原 きみ子, Uehara Kimiko, real name Murakami Kimiko) is a prominent Japanese
Her current manga is Inochi no Utsuwa, published by Akita Shoten since 1991 in the josei magazine For Mrs..
Overview
Her first work "Flower of Black Cosmos" debuted in 1965 as a rental comic under the
From the 1990s on, she changed her pen name to Kimiko Uehara, and also began writing ladies comics. Above all, the long-running work Inochi no Utsuwa ("Life Vessel"), published in "For Mrs." (Akita) was adapted into a drama in 1998. As of November 2020, the manga contains 83 volumes.
A wide range of subjects, including
Comics
In the latter half of the 1990s, almost all publications Uehara had works in such as "Flower Comics" (Shogakukan) went out of print, which drove up their prices at used book stores. However, in the 2000s a few works were re-issued as paperback comics. As of 2014, except for certain works (such as from the rental comic era or the Uehara Kimiko Meisakushū ["Kimiko Uehara Masterpiece Collection"]), her work is becoming more widely available. Even so, there are still many works that have not been reissued.
Main works
- Shōken Monogatari ("Shōken Story") (1968, commercial magazine debut)
- Aiba Enzeru ("My Horse Angel") (1969)
- Rune no Seishun (1970-1971)
- Capri no Shinju (1972)
- Tenshi no Serenāde (Weekly Shōjo Comic / Shōgakukan, 1972, No. 48-1973, No. 31)
- Honou no Romansu ("Blazing Romance") (1975-1977)
- Maiko no Uta ("Maiko's Poem") Maiko's poem (1977-1981)
- Marīberu ("Marie Bell") (1978-1980)
- Ha-i! Mari-chan (1980-1984, see the “Mari-chan” series )
- Seishun Hakusho ("Youth's White Paper") (1981-1983)
- Yumedokei ("Sweet Memory") (1982-1984)
- Viva! Akane-chan (1983-1984)
- Kochira ai! Ōtō seyo (1984-1986)
- Lovely Mari-chan (1984-1989)
- Happy Mari-chan (1986-1991)
- Gin no Toe Shoes ("Silver toe shoes") (1987-1991)
- Ai no Arabesuku (1994-1995)
- Inochi no Utsuwa (1991–present)
References
- ^ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ "nagareboshiHE >> information >> manga >> naoko". Archived from the original on 2002-08-06. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "上原きみこ先生略歴". www.gem.hi-ho.ne.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
External links
- Etude - fan site (in Japanese)
- Profile Archived 2007-12-31 at the Wayback Machine in The Ultimate Manga Guide
- Kimiko Uehara at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kimiko Uehara at Goodreads