Yumiko Ōshima
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Born | Manga artist | August 31, 1947
Yumiko Ōshima (大島弓子, Ōshima Yumiko, born August 31, 1947) is a Japanese
Career
She made her debut as a professional manga artist in 1968 with the short story "Paula no Namida" in the magazine
Style
According to Mizuki Takahashi, Ōshima is considered the most influential artist of the Year 24 group because of her visual innovation in shōjo manga, especially in panel design around representing emotions in drawing. Ōshima often places text that represents
Many of her stories are centered on girls' anxieties during adolescence, the difficulties of dealing with becoming an adult physically and emotionally and needing to suppress one's child self.[6]
Reception and legacy
She received the 1973
She is credited with popularizing the kemonomimi (
Several artists have been influenced by her work. Manga artist Fusako Kuramochi[11] and writer Banana Yoshimoto cite her as an influence.[12] Manga critic Tomoko Yamada cites "Natsu no owari no totancho" (1977) as one of her favorite manga.[11]
Selected works
- Paula no Namida (ポーラの涙, "Paula's Tears"), 1968
- Tanjō! (誕生!), 1970–1971
- Sakura Jikan (桜時間, "Cherry BlossomTime"), 1972
- Mimoza-yakata de Tsukamaete (ミモザ館でつかまえて), 1973
- Joka e ("To Joker") (1973) - An allegorical love triangle involving a boy who is accidentally transformed into a girl
- Nazuna yo Nazuna (なずなよなずな), 1974
- Ichigo Monogatari (いちご物語, "Strawberry Story"), 1975
- Freud-shiki Ranmaru (F式蘭丸), 1975
- Shichigatsu Nanoka ni (七月七日に), 1976
- Banana Bread no Pudding (バナナブレッドのプディング), 1977–1978 - A story about a sensitive young woman, Ira Miura, who wishes to have a gay boyfriend
- The Star of Cottonland(綿の国星, Wata no Kuni Hoshi), 1978–1987 - A story about a kitten, Chibi-neko, who thinks she is a little girl
- Akasuika Kisuika (赤すいか黄すいか), 1979
- Kinpatsu no Sōgen (金髪の草原), 1983
- Mainichi ga Natsuyasumi (毎日が夏休み), 1989
- Koi wa Newton no Ringo (恋はニュートンのリンゴ), 1990
- Christmas no Kiseki (クリスマスの奇跡), 1995
- Gū-gū datte Neko de aru(グーグーだって猫である), 1996–ongoing
References
- ^ Thorn, Rachel (2005). "A History of Manga". Animerica: Anime & Manga Monthly. 4 (2, 4, & 6). Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
- ^ Thorn, Rachel (2001). "Shôjo Manga—Something for the Girls". The Japan Quarterly. 48 (3). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
- ^ "Ohsima Yumiko sakuhin list". www2t.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ "Yumiko Oshima". lambiek.net. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ISBN 978-3-8228-2591-4.
- ^ OCLC 503447257.
- ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
- ^ "12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced". Anime News Network. May 11, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2008.
- ^ "長嶋茂雄さんら9人文化勲章 功労者に加山雄三さんら". Jiji.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ISBN 3-86124-289-3.
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External links
- Yumiko Ōshima at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Profile Archived June 20, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at The Ultimate Manga Guide
- List of works at Mangayomi