Tomoko Ninomiya (Japanese: 二ノ宮 知子, Hepburn: Ninomiya Tomoko, born May 25, 1969) is a Japanese manga artist, based in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
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Born | Minano, Saitama, Japan | May 25, 1969
Occupation | Manga artist |
Known for | Nodame Cantabile |
Website | Tomoko Ninomiya's website |
Career
editIn 1989, she made her debut with London Doubt Boys.
She is best known for her series Nodame Cantabile, which received the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga.[1] Nodame Cantabile has been adapted for television as both live-action dramas broadcast in 2006, 2008, and 2014 and as of 2016, 3 anime seasons.
Selected works
edit- Torendo no Joou Miho (トレンドの女王ミホ, "Miho, the Queen of Trendiness") (1991–1995), 10 volumes, rereleased in 5 bunkoban volumes
- Tensai Family Company (天才ファミリーカンパニー, "Genius Family Company") (1994–2001), 11 volumes, rereleased in 6 bunkoban volumes
- Heisei Yopparai Kenkyuujo (平成よっぱらい研究所, "Heisei Drunk Research Center") (1995–1996), 1 volume
- Out (OUT) (1995), 1 volume
- Nomini Ikouze!! (飲みにいこうぜ!!, "Let's Go Drinking!!") (1999), 1 volume
- Green (GREEN〜農家のヨメになりたい〜) (1998–2001), 4 volumes
- Nodame Cantabile (のだめカンタービレ, Nodame Kantābire) (2001–2009), 24 volumes
- Onigiri Communication ~Scrap Wood Mama's Diary~ (おにぎり通信 〜ダメママ日記〜) (2011–2015)
- 87 Clockers (エイティセブン・クロッカーズ) (2011–2016)
- Nanatsuya Shinobu no Hōseki-bako (七つ屋 志のぶの宝石匣) (since 2013), 19 volumes (as of July 2023)
References
edit- ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved August 21, 2007.