Akimi Yoshida

Akimi Yoshida (吉田 秋生, Yoshida Akimi, born August 12, 1956) is a Japanese manga artist and a graduate of Musashino Art University.[1] She made her professional debut in 1977 in Shogakukan's Bessatsu Shōjo Comic magazine with her short story Chotto Fushigi na Geshukunin (lit. "A Slightly Strange Neighbor").[2]

Akimi Yoshida
吉田秋生
Born (1956-08-12) August 12, 1956
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist, Writer
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Yoshida is best known for the crime thriller series Banana Fish, which received an anime adaptation produced by MAPPA in 2018.[3]

She is a three time recipient of the Shogakukan Manga Award – for Kisshō Tennyo in 1983 and for Yasha in 2001, both in the shōjo manga category, and for Umimachi Diary in 2015 in the general manga category.[4][5]

In 2007, she received an Excellence Award for manga at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival for Umimachi Diary, which was later adapted into a feature film titled Our Little Sister.[6] In 2013, she was awarded the 6th Manga Taishō Award, again for Umimachi Diary.[7]

Works

Art books
  • California Tuning, 1982[19]
  • The Making of Bobby's Girl, 1985[20]
  • Angel Eyes: Illustration Book Banana Fish, 1994 (1st ed.);[21] 2018 (reprint)[22]
  • Double Helix: Illustration Book Yasha, 2003[23]

References
  1. 吉田秋生. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. "The Official Website for Banana Fish". Viz Media. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  3. Ressler, Karen (February 22, 2018). "Banana Fish Anime Reveals Cast, More Staff, 1st Promo Video, Modern-Day Setting". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  4. 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者. Shogakukan Comics (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
  5. Loo, Egan (January 21, 2016). "Haikyu!!, My Love Story!!, Sunny Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. Schilling, Mark (June 17, 2015). "Hirokazu Koreeda on his new drama about women with 'shadows'". The Japan Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  7. Loo, Egan (March 21, 2013). "Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Wins 6th Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  8. 吉田秋生. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  9. カリフォルニア物語. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  10. 河よりも長くゆるやかに. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  11. 吉祥天女. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  12. 櫻の園. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  13. BANANA FISH. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  14. ラヴァーズ・キス. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  15. YASHA―夜叉―. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  16. イヴの眠り. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  17. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 28, 2018). "Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Manga Ends on June 28". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  18. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 27, 2019). "Akimi Yoshida Launches Utagawa Hyakkei Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  19. 吉田秋生～カリフォルニア・チューニング. Media Art Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  20. "The Making of Bobby's Girl". NDL Online (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  21. ANGEL EYES. Shogakukan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  22. ANGEL EYES　復刻版. Shogakukan Comic (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  23. DOUBLE HELIX. Media Art Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
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