Tsubasa Yamaguchi

Summary

Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口つばさ, Hepburn: Yamaguchi Tsubasa, born June 26) is a Japanese manga artist. After she graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, she created two one-shots before launching her first full series, a manga adaptation of She and Her Cat. Following its completion, she launched Blue Period.

Tsubasa Yamaguchi
山口つばさ
BornJune 26
Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Blue Period
Awards13th Manga Taishō, 2020 Kodansha Manga Award in the general category
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Biography edit

Tsubasa Yamaguchi was born on June 26 in Tokyo.[1][2] After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts,[2] she published two one-shots in Good! Afternoon.[3][4] In 2016, she launched her first full series in Monthly Afternoon, which was a manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's She and Her Cat.[5]

On June 17, 2017, she launched her second series, titled Blue Period, in Monthly Afternoon.[6] In 2019, Yamaguchi got married.[7] In the same year, Blue Period was nominated for the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.[8][9] In 2020, Blue Period won the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.[10][11] It was also nominated for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020.[12] An anime television series adaptation of the series aired in October 2021.[13]

Works edit

Series edit

One-shots edit

  • Nude Model (ヌードモデル) (published in Good! Afternoon) (2015)[3]
  • Onna no Ko (おんなのこ) (published in Good! Afternoon) (2015)[4]

Other edit

  • Anata wa Koko de, Iki ga Dekiru no? (あなたはここで、息ができるの?) (light novel illustrations) (2020)[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "profile & works" (in Japanese). Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Takahashi, Fumihiko; Netorabo (February 23, 2019). "「美大は"絵で食べる方法"を教えてくれない」 漫画『ブルーピリオド』作者と完売画家が考える"美術で生きる術"". IT Media (in Japanese). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "good!アフタヌーン" (in Japanese). Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog. April 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "エロスカーニバル" (in Japanese). Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog. August 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Hallmark, Kyle (January 25, 2016). "Makoto Shinkai's She and Her Cat Anime Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "美大受験に挑む男子高校生描く新連載「ブルーピリオド」アフタヌーンで始動". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 25, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "結婚式した話" (in Japanese). Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog. April 27, 2019. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 21, 2019). "12th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 13 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 3, 2019). "43rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 16, 2020). "Tsubasa Yamaguchi's The Blue Period. Manga Wins 13th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  11. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 12, 2020). "44th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 27, 2020). "24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  13. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 27, 2021). "Blue Period Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  14. ^ "あなたはここで、息ができるの?" (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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