Toshie Kihara

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Toshie Kihara
木原 敏江
Born (1948-02-14) February 14, 1948 (age 78)
Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area Manga artist
Notable works
Awards Shogakukan Manga Award (1985)

Toshie Kihara (木原 敏江, Kihara Toshie; born February 14, 1948, in Meguro, Tokyo [1] ) is a Japanese manga artist and a member of the Year 24 Group. [2] [3] She made her professional debut in 1969 with the short story Kotchi Muite Mama! in Bessatsu Margaret . [1] She is best known for her manga series Mari to Shingo  [ ja ], serialized from 1977 to 1984 in LaLa , which follows a romance between two young men at the start of the Shōwa era. [4] [5] Several of her manga series have inspired musicals performed by the all-female Takarazuka Revue, including Angélique, an adaptation of the novels by Anne Golon; [6] [7] Torikaebaya Ibun, an adaptation of the Heian era tale Torikaebaya Monogatari ; [8] and Ōeyama Kaden. [8]

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In 1985, Kihara won the 30th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo (girls') category for Yume no Ishibumi  [ ja ], a multi-volume collection of short stories with shōnen-ai (male-male romance) themes. [1] [9]

In 2017, to commemorate Kihara's 48th anniversary as a manga artist, Kawade Shobo Shinsha published a book containing a chronological list of all of her works; a lengthy interview with Kihara about her career; a round-table discussion between Kihara and her fellow Year 24 Group members, Moto Hagio and Yasuko Aoike; and contributions from other celebrated manga artists, such as Riyoko Ikeda and Yasuko Sakata. [10]

The same year, Kihara's first solo art exhibition was held at the Span Art Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, from November 3 to November 14, 2017. [10] The exhibition was also held at the Niigata City Manga House in Niigata, Japan, from June 21 to October 9, 2018. [11] Another exhibition dedicated solely to Mari to Shingo was held at the Span Art Gallery in two parts: first, from April 26 to May 8, 2019, and second, from June 22 to July 9, 2019. During its run, Kihara made several appearances at the gallery to sign autographs. [12]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 3 木原 敏江. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Heibonsha, Shogakukan, et al. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ Thorn, Rachel (2001). "Shôjo Manga—Something for the Girls". The Japan Quarterly. 48 (3). Archived from the original on April 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ Thorn, Rachel (2010). "The Magnificent Forty-Niners". A Drunken Dream and Other Stories. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books. pp. V–VII. ISBN   978-1-60699-377-4 . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (December 17, 2016). "The List – 7 Women Who Changed Manga History". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. 1 2 摩利と新吾. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. ↑ アンジェリク. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Heibonsha, Shogakukan, et al. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ 木原敏江「アンジェリク」新装版が「星降草子」と同時発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). May 16, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. 1 2 漫画原作特集. Takarazuka Sky Stage (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  9. ↑ 小学館漫画賞 過去受賞作. Shogakukan Comic (in Japanese). October 25, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  10. 1 2 木原敏江、きらめく世界を描き続けた48年間が1冊に！青池保子・萩尾望都鼎談も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). October 26, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (June 23, 2018). "Exhibition Honors Mari to Shingo Manga Creator Toshie Kihara". Anime News Network . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  12. ↑ 木原敏江「摩利と新吾」完全版刊行スタート、原画展＆サイン会も銀座で開催. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). April 26, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  13. ↑ 夢の碑 (いしぶみ). Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  14. ↑ アンジェリク. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  15. ↑ 銀河荘なの！. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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