Momoko Sakura
Sakura Momoko | |
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Born | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan | 8 May 1965
Died | 15 August 2018 | (aged 53)
Cause of death | Breast cancer |
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)[1] 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.[2][3]
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]
References
- ^ "'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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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