Ai Yazawa my favorite mangaka.
I know I'm very picky when it comes to anime and movies , the storyline is very important to me but that's not the only thing that I love about her.Her art style is very unique and good.I feel like this is the style I was always looking to see on manga and anime.
Yazawa started her manga publishing life in 1985. She studied in a fashion school but later dropped out. Throughout her 15 years of publishing, she wrote over 10 series in Ribon. While most of her manga continues to be published in Japan by Shueisha, publishers of Ribon and Cookie (in which Nana is serialized), series like Paradise Kiss now appear in other magazines such as Zipper, published by Shodensha.
In June, 2009, it was revealed that Yazawa had contracted a sudden illness, and had to be sent to hospital for treatment, putting Nana on hiatus. She returned from hospital in April, 2010, although has yet to reveal when or if she will be continuing the Nana manga serialisation.
-Wikipedia Article
Her works:
o 15-nenme (1986)
o Love Letter (1987)
o Kaze ni Nare! (198 cool
o Escape (198 cool
o Ballad Made Soba ni Ite (1989, 2 volumes)
o Marine Blue no Kaze ni Dakarete (1990–1991, 4 volumes)
o Usubeni no Arashi (1992)
o Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (1992–1995, 8 volumes)
o Gokinjo Monogatari (1995–1998, 7 volumes)
o Kagen no Tsuki (1998–1999, 3 volumes)
o Paradise Kiss (2000–2004, 5 volumes, published by Shodensha)
o Nana (2000–ongoing, 21 volumes in Japan so far)
o Princess Ai (2004–2006, 3 volumes) (character designs only)
I have never read 15-nenme , Love letter , Kaze ni Nare! , Ballad Made Soba ni Ite , Marine Blue no Kaze ni Dakarete and Usubeni no Arashi so if you know where I can find them please tell me.
Some Pictures:
Gokinjo Monogatari
Paradise Kiss
Tenshi nanka Ja Nai
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