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{{nihongo|'''Momoko Sakura'''|さくら ももこ|Sakura Momoko}} (died on 15 August 2018, at the age of 53)<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 27, 2018|url=http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004689571|title=‘Chibi Maruko-chan’ manga author Momoko Sakura dies at 53|work=Japan News|publisher=Yomiuri Shimbun|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}</ref> was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[mangaka|manga artist]] from [[Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka|Shimizu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]]. She is best known as the creator of the long-running [[manga]] ''[[Chibi Maruko-chan]]''.
{{nihongo|'''Momoko Sakura'''|さくら ももこ|Sakura Momoko}} (born in 1965, died on 15 August 2018, at the age of 53)<ref name="asahi-2018-08-27"/><ref name="yomiuri-2018-08-27">{{Cite web|date=August 27, 2018|url=http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004689571|title=‘Chibi Maruko-chan’ manga author Momoko Sakura dies at 53|work=Japan News|publisher=Yomiuri Shimbun|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}</ref> was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[mangaka|manga artist]] from [[Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka|Shimizu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]]. She is best known as the creator of the long-running [[manga]] ''[[Chibi Maruko-chan]]''.


Sakura revealed very little about her privacy, including her real name.<ref name="kyodo-2018-08">{{citation | url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2018/08/435e3d6df38e-update1-creator-of-chibi-maruko-chan-manga-dies-of-breast-cancer.html | title=Creator of "Chibi Maruko-chan" manga dies of breast cancer | date=2018-08-27 | publisher=[[Kyodo News]] | accessdate=2018-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{citation | url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL8W6K22L8WUCVL03K.html | date=2018-08-27 | title=さくらももこさん、乳がんで死去　「ちびまる子ちゃん」 | publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun]] | accessdate=2018-08-28 | language=Japanese}}</ref>
Sakura revealed very little about her privacy, including her real name.<ref name="kyodo-2018-08">{{citation | url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2018/08/435e3d6df38e-update1-creator-of-chibi-maruko-chan-manga-dies-of-breast-cancer.html | title=Creator of "Chibi Maruko-chan" manga dies of breast cancer | date=2018-08-27 | publisher=[[Kyodo News]] | accessdate=2018-08-28}}</ref><ref name="asahi-2018-08-27">{{citation | url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL8W6K22L8WUCVL03K.html | date=2018-08-27 | title=さくらももこさん、乳がんで死去　「ちびまる子ちゃん」 | publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun]] | accessdate=2018-08-28 | language=Japanese}}</ref>


Chibi Maruko-chan was 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]]''.
Chibi Maruko-chan was 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]]''.
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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>


Sakura died from breast cancer on August 15, 2018, at the age of 53.
Sakura died from breast cancer on August 15, 2018, at the age of 53.<ref name="yomiuri-2018-08-27"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:21, 28 August 2018

Sakura Momoko
Born
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
Died(2018-08-15)15 August 2018
Cause of deathBreast cancer
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Known forCoji-Coji, Chibi Maruko-chan

Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ, Sakura Momoko) (born in 1965, died on 15 August 2018, at the age of 53)[1][2] was a Japanese manga artist from Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She is best known as the creator of the long-running manga Chibi Maruko-chan.

Sakura revealed very little about her privacy, including her real name.[3][1]

Chibi Maruko-chan was 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.[4]

Sakura died from breast cancer on August 15, 2018, at the age of 53.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b さくらももこさん、乳がんで死去　「ちびまる子ちゃん」 (in Japanese), Asahi Shimbun, 2018-08-27, retrieved 2018-08-28
  2. ^ a b "'Chibi Maruko-chan' manga author Momoko Sakura dies at 53". Japan News. Yomiuri Shimbun. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Creator of "Chibi Maruko-chan" manga dies of breast cancer, Kyodo News, 2018-08-27, retrieved 2018-08-28
  4. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.

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