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{{nihongo|'''Miki Miura'''|三浦 美紀|Miura Miki| May 8, 1965 - August 15, 2018}}, known more by her [[pen name]] {{nihongo|'''Momoko Sakura'''|さくら ももこ|Sakura Momoko}}, was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[mangaka|manga artist]] from [[Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka|Shimizu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]]. She was the creator of the long-running [[manga]] ''[[Chibi Maruko-chan]]'' (published in ''[[Ribon]]'' from 1986 to 1996), based on her own childhood, and the more [[Surrealism|surreal]] [[fantasy]] series ''[[Coji-Coji]]'', which ran from 1997 to 1999. She also worked with [[Marvelous Interactive]] on creating the [[Dreamcast]] title, ''Sakura Momoko Gekijō Coji-Coji'', and [[Nintendo]] on creating the [[Game Boy Advance]] title, ''[[Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival]]''. In 2005, she designed the characters for the [[Xbox 360]] title ''[[Every Party]]''.
{{nihongo|'''Miki Miura'''|三浦 美紀|Miura Miki|8 May 1965 – 15 August 2018}}, known more by her [[pen name]] {{nihongo|'''Momoko Sakura'''|さくら ももこ|Sakura Momoko}}, was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[mangaka|manga artist]] from [[Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka|Shimizu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]]. She was the creator of the long-running [[manga]] ''[[Chibi Maruko-chan]]'' (published in ''[[Ribon]]'' from 1986 to 1996), based on her own childhood, and the more [[Surrealism|surreal]] [[fantasy]] series ''[[Coji-Coji]]'', which ran from 1997 to 1999. She also worked with [[Marvelous Interactive]] on creating the [[Dreamcast]] title, ''Sakura Momoko Gekijō Coji-Coji'', and [[Nintendo]] on creating the [[Game Boy Advance]] title, ''[[Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival]]''. In 2005, she designed the characters for the [[Xbox 360]] title ''[[Every Party]]''.


In 1989, she received the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for [[shōjo]] for ''Chibi Maruko-chan''.<ref name="KodanshaHahn">{{cite web | url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml | author=Joel Hahn | title=Kodansha Manga Awards | work=Comic Book Awards Almanac | accessdate=2007-08-21 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-08-16}}</ref>
In 1989, she received the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for [[shōjo]] for ''Chibi Maruko-chan''.<ref name="KodanshaHahn">{{cite web | url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml | author=Joel Hahn | title=Kodansha Manga Awards | work=Comic Book Awards Almanac | accessdate=2007-08-21 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-08-16}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:35, 27 August 2018

Miki Miura
Born
Miki Miura

(1965-05-08) May 8, 1965 (age 59)
Died15 August 2018(2018-08-15) (aged 53)
Cause of deathBreast cancer
NationalityJapanese
Other namesMomoko Sakura
OccupationManga artist
Known forCoji-Coji, Chibi Maruko-chan
Spouse(s)Masataka Miyanaga (divorced)
Sashimi Unno

Miki Miura (三浦 美紀, Miura Miki, 8 May 1965 – 15 August 2018), known more by her pen name Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ, Sakura Momoko), was a Japanese manga artist from Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She was the creator of the long-running manga Chibi Maruko-chan (published in Ribon from 1986 to 1996), based on her own childhood, and the more surreal fantasy series Coji-Coji, which ran from 1997 to 1999. She also worked with Marvelous Interactive on creating the Dreamcast title, Sakura Momoko Gekijō Coji-Coji, and Nintendo on creating the Game Boy Advance title, Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival. In 2005, she designed the characters for the Xbox 360 title Every Party.

In 1989, she received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Chibi Maruko-chan.[1]

On August 27, 2018, it was announced by her office that she died of her breast cancer at age 53 on August 15.[2]

References

  1. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
  2. ^ "'Chibi Maruko-chan' manga author Momoko Sakura dies at 53". Japan News. Yomiuri Shimbun. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

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