Yumiko Ōshima
| Yumiko Ōshima | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1947 Otawara, Tochigi |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
Yumiko Ōshima (大島弓子 Ōshima Yumiko?, born August 31, 1947) is a female Japanese manga artist and a member of Year 24 group.[1][2]
She made her debut in 1968 with Paula's Tears in Weekly Margaret.[3]
She received the 1973 Japan Cartoonists Association Award for excellence for Mimoza Yakata de Tsukamaete. She received the 1978 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for The Star of Cottonland,[4] and the 2008 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Short Story Award for "Cher Gou-Gou...mon petit chat, mon petit ami," a short story in the ongoing series Gū-gū datte Neko de aru.[5] She is credited with popularizing the kemonomimi (catgirl) character type through her creation of Chibi-neko from The Star of Cottonland.[6]
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 Blossom Time"), 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
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External links
- Yumiko Ōshima at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide
- List of works at Mangayomi
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