Keiko Takemiya

Keiko Takemiya ( Japanese 竹 宮 惠子 , Takemiya Keiko ; born February 13, 1950 in Tokushima Prefecture ) is a Japanese mangaka . In the early years of her career, she wrote her name using other kanji: 竹 宮 恵 子 . Belonging to the group of the 24s , she has revolutionized the shōjo genre by treating history, homosexuality and science fiction .

She made her debut as a manga artist in 1968 at the age of 17 with Ringo no tsumi in Margaret magazine . During her studies at Tokushima University , she published Mori no Ko Toru in the Shōjo Comic . After graduating, she went to Tokyo and started working as a professional mangaka. With her work Kaze to Ki no Uta about a love affair between two unequal young men at a boys' school, she coined the term Shōnen Ai .

In 1980 she received the 25th Shogakukan Manga Prize for Kaze to Ki no Uta and Terra e… . For the latter, she received the 9th Seiun Prize two years earlier , a prize for outstanding science fiction works.

After completing her manga series Tenma no Ketsuzoku in 2000 , she began teaching manga at Kyoto Seika University .

Works

• Ringo no Tsumi ( り ん ご の 罪 , 1968)
• Sora ga suki! ( 空 が 好 き！ , 1974, 2 volumes)
• Pharao no Haka (フ ァ ラ オ の 墓 , 1975–1976, 8 volumes)
• Glass no Meiro (ガ ラ ス の 迷路 , 1976, 1 volume)
• Natsu e no Tobira (夏 へ の 扉 , 1976, 1 volume)
• Rondo Capricione (ロ ン ド カ プ リ チ オ ー ソ , 1976–1977, 2 volumes)
• Andromeda Stories (ア ン ド ロ メ ダ ス ト ー リ ー ズ , 1976, 3 volumes)
• New Year's Eve no Hoshi kara (ジ ル ベ ス タ ー の 星 か ら , 1976, 1 volume)
• Kaze to Ki no Uta (風 と 木 の 詩 , 1976–1984, 17 volumes)
• Hensōkyoku (変 奏 曲 , 1976–1981, 3 volumes)
• Terra e ... (地球（テ ラ）へ… , 1977–1980, 4 volumes)
• Koko no Netsu no Yūjō ( こ こ の つ の 友情 , 1977, 1 volume)
• Vienna Gensō ( ウ イ ー ン 幻想 , 1980, 1 volume)
• Astro Twin ( ア ス ト ロ ツ イ ン , 1980, 1 volume)
• Watashi o Tsuki made Tsuretette! (私 を 月 ま で 連 れ て っ て！ , 1981–1986, 5 volumes)
• Harukanari Yume no Kanata ( 遥 か な り 夢 の 彼方 , 1982, 1 volume)
• Izaron Densetsu (イ ズ ァ ロ - ン 伝 説 , 1982–1987, 12 volumes)
• 5:00 PM Revolution (1987–1988, 5 volumes)
• Spanish Harlem (ス パ ニ ッ シ ュ ・ ハ レ ム , 1989–1990, 6 volumes)
• Boku dake ga Shitteiru ( 僕 だ け が 知 っ て い る , 1991, 1 volume)
• Tenma no Ketsuzoku (天馬 の 血 族 , 1992–2000, 23 volumes)
• Kurenai Niou (紅 に ほ ふ , 1994–1995, 3 volumes)
• Hermes no Michi (エ ル メ ス の 道 , 1997, 1 volume)
• Heian Jōruri Monogatari (平安 情 瑠 璃 物語 , 1999, 1 volume)

Web links

• Keiko Takemiya's Homepage (Japanese)
• Comprehensive catalog raisonné (Japanese)