Saeko Himuro

Saeko Himuro (氷室 冴子, Himuro Saeko, January 11, 1957 – June 6, 2008) was a

All titles published by Shueisha Cobalt imprint unless otherwise noted.

1970s

• Shiroi Shōjotachi (白い少女たち) (1978)
• Sayonara Arurukan (さようならアルルカン) (1979)

1980s

• Clara Hakusho (クララ白書) (1980)
• Clara Hakusho Part II (クララ白書ぱーとII, Kurara Hakusho Pāto Tsū) (1980)
• Koisuru Onnatachi (恋する女たち) (1981)
• Agnes Hakusho (アグネス白書, Agunesu Hakusho) (1981)
• Agnes Hakusho Part II (アグネス白書ぱーとII, Agunesu Hakusho Pāto Tsū) (1981)
• Zakkyo Jidai (雑居時代) (1982)
• The Change! (ざ・ちぇんじ!, Za Chenji!) (1983)

The Change! is a four-volume adaptation of

Torikaebaya monogatari

, a Heian-era tale.

• Cinderella Meikyū (シンデレラ迷宮, Shinderera Meikyū) (1983)
• Shōjo Shōsetsu Ka wa Shinanai! (少女小説家は死なない！) (1983)
• Cinderella Mystery (シンデレラ　ミステリー, Shinderera Misuterī) (1984)
• Nagisa Boy (なぎさボーイ, Nagisa Bōi) (1984)
• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque (なんて素敵にジャパネスク, Nante Suteki ni Japanesuku) (1984)
• Warabigaoka Monogatari (蕨ヶ丘物語) (1984)
• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque 2 (なんて素敵にジャパネスク2, Nante Suteki ni Japanesuku Tsū) (1985)
• Japanesque Encore! (ジャパネスク・アンコール!, Japanesuku Ankōru!) (1985)
• Taeko Girl (多恵子ガール, Taeko Gāru) (1985)
• Shoku Japanesque Encore! (続ジャパネスク・アンコール!, Shoku Japanesuku Ankōru!) (1986)
• Yamato Takeru (ヤマトタケル) (1986)
• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque 3 Hitozuma Hen (なんて素敵にジャパネスク3人妻編) (1988)
• Kitazato Madonna (北里マドンナ) (1988)
• Fuyu no Dean, Natsu no Natalie 1 (冬のディーン 夏のナタリー1, Fuyu no Dīn Natsu no Natarī Wan) (1988)
• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque 4 Furin Hen (なんて素敵にジャパネスク4不倫編) (1989)
• Fuyu no Dean, Natsu no Natalie 2 (冬のディーン 夏のナタリー2, Fuyu no Dīn Natsu no Natarī Tsū) (1989)
• Searching for Lady Anne (レディ・アンをさがして, Redi An o Sagashite) (1989, Kadokawa Shoten)
• Ao no Meikyū  Jō (碧(あお)の迷宮 上) (1989, Kadokawa Shoten)

1990s

• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque 5 Inbō Hen (なんて素敵にジャパネスク5陰謀編) (1990)
• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque 6 Kōkyū Hen (なんて素敵にジャパネスク6後宮編) (1990)
• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque 7 Gyakushū Hen (なんて素敵にジャパネスク7逆襲編) (1991)
• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque 8 Enjō Hen (なんて素敵にジャパネスク8炎上編) (1991)
• Imōto Monogatari (いもうと物語) (1991, Shinchosha Nochi Bunko)
• Turn—Sanbanme ni Suki (ターン—三番目に好き) (1991, Shueisha Nochi Bunko)
• Gin no Umi, Kin no Daichi (銀の海 金の大地) vol.1-11 (1992–1996)
• Fuyu no Dean, Natsu no Natalie 3 (冬のディーン 夏のナタリー3, Fuyu no Dīn Natsu no Natarī Surī) (1993)
• I Can Hear the Sea (海がきこえる, Umi ga Kikoeru) (1993)
• I Can Hear the Sea II: Because There Is Love (海がきこえるII～アイがあるから～, Umi ga Kikoeru Tsū: Ai ga Aru kara) (1995)

Essays

• Saeko no Tokyo Monogatari (冴子の東京物語) (1987, Nochi Bunko)
• Playback e Yōkoso (プレイバックへようこそ, Pureibakku e Yōkoso) (1989, Nochi Bunko)
• Playback e Yōkoso 2 (プレイバックへようこそ2, Pureibakku e Yōkoso Tsū) (1990, Nochi Bunko)
• Girlfriends: Saeko Special (ガールフレンズ－冴子スペシャル, Gārufurenzu—Saeko Supesharu) (1990, Shueisha Cobalt)
• My Dear: Shin'ainaru Monogatari (マイ・ディア—親愛なる物語, Mai Dia: Shin'ainaru Monogatari) (1990, Kadokawa SHoten)
• Ippashi no Onna (いっぱしの女) (1992, Nochi Bunko)
• Saeko no Haha Kogusa (冴子の母娘草) (1993, Nochi Bunko)
• Hon no Shiawase (ホンの幸せ) (1995, Nochi Bunko)

Translation

• Ochikubo Monogatari (1993, Kodansha)

Collaboration

• Boku ga Suki na Hito e (1993, with
  I Can Hear the Sea
  )

Play

• Searching for Lady Anne

Works made into television dramas

• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque (starring Yasuko Tomita)
• I Can Hear the Sea II: Because There Is Love (1995, starring
  Hitomi Satō
  )

Work made into radio drama

• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque (NHK-FM, starring Satomi Kobayashi)

Works made into films

• Clara Hakusho (1985, starring Shōjotai)
• Koisuru Onnatachi (1986, starring Yuki Saito)

Work made into anime

• I Can Hear the Sea (1993, made by Studio Ghibli)

Manga

These manga were either written by Himuro or the original story idea was created by her.

• Rasen Kaidan o Nobotte (螺旋階段をのぼって) (Shogakukan, drawn by Yumi Kagawa)
• Riding! (ライジング!) (Shogakukan, drawn by Kazuko Fujita)
• Love Quartet (ラブ・カルテット, Rabu Karutetto) (Shueisha, drawn by Hiromi Tanigawa)

Works made into manga

• Clara Hakusho (Shogakukan, Noa Misaki)
• Agnes Hakusho (Shogakukan, Noa Misaki)
• Nante Suteki ni Japanesque (Hakusensha, Naomi Yamauchi)
• Zakkyo Jidai (Hakusensha, Naomi Yamauchi)
• Warabigaoka Monogatari (Hakusensha, Naomi Yamauchi)
• The Change! (Hakusensha, Naomi Yamauchi)
• Shōjo Shōsetsu Ie wa Shinanai! (Hakusensha, Miyuki Nishizawa)
• Koisuru Onnatachi (Shueisha, Miyoko Nanbu)

Work made into picture book

• Cinderella Mystery (Tokuma Shoten, artist: Mutsumi Inomata)

Works made into plays

• Searching for Lady Anne
  • OSK Nippon Kagekidan produced this play in 1996. Michiru Kō starred in the debut performance at the Kintetsu Theatre.
  • Ralph Becker: Michiru Kō
  • Lady Anne: Mebae Kojō
• The Change!
  • Theatre Echo produced this play from 2000-11-12 to 2000-11-21 at the Shinjuku Minamiguchi Kinokuniya Southern Theatre.
    • Produced by Haruhiko Jō
    • Script by Michihiro Ōtani
  • The female musical theater group Gekidan Star of Dreams production ran during September 2005 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Morinomiya Planet Station.
    • Produced by Kaori Ōra
• Cinderella Mystery
  • Produced by Theatre Company Caramelbox in 1994 at the Tokyo Geijutsu Geijō Little Hall and Shinbashi Yakult Hall.
  • Produced by Ryūnosuke Kuse
  • Script by Yutaka Narui

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