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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> |
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> |
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Chibi Maruko-chan was published in ''[[Ribon]]'' from 1986 to 1996, based on her own childhood |
Chibi Maruko-chan was published in ''[[Ribon]]'' from 1986 to 1996, based on her own childhood. She also made 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> |
Revision as of 21:17, 4 September 2018
Sakura Momoko | |
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Born | [1] Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan | 8 May 1965
Died | 15 August 2018 | (aged 53)
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Manga artist |
Known for | Coji-Coji, Chibi Maruko-chan |
Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ, Sakura Momoko) (8 May 1965 – 15 August 2018)[2][3] was the pen name of a Japanese manga artist from Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She was best known as the creator of the long-running manga Chibi Maruko-chan.
Sakura revealed very little about her privacy, including her real name.[4][2]
Chibi Maruko-chan was published in Ribon from 1986 to 1996, based on her own childhood. She also made 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.[5]
Sakura died from breast cancer on August 15, 2018, at the age of 53.[3]
References
- ^ さくらももこさん :逝く「ちびまる子ちゃん」作者、53歳 国民的キャラ残し… Template:Ja icon
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "'Chibi Maruko-chan' manga author Momoko Sakura dies at 53". Japan News. Yomiuri Shimbun. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Creator of "Chibi Maruko-chan" manga dies of breast cancer, Kyodo News, 2018-08-27, retrieved 2018-08-28
- ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
External links
- Momoko Sakura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Momoko Sakura at IMDb
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page