Mayu Sakai

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Mayu Sakai ( Japanese 酒井 ま ゆ , Sakai Mayu ; born January 7, 1982 in Fussa , Tokyo Prefecture ) is a Japanese mangaka . Her works can be assigned to the Shōjo genre. She made her debut in 2000 with Primal Orange in the Ribon Original.

After graduating from school, Mayu Sakai started working as a mangaka straight away. Her first work, Primal Orange , won an award in October 2000. She was 18 years old at the time. Some time later, she was hired for Shueisha's Ribon , after already working there as an assistant at Miho Obana . Her first two official mangas ( Bokutachi no Tabi , 2001; Nine Puzzle , 2002) were less well known. That changed in 2003 with Nagatachō Strawberry . In 2005 she worked on Peter Pan Syndrome , and in 2006 her most successful manga to date was Rockin 'Heaven . From 2008 to 2011 she worked on the series Momo - little Devil . She has been working on Sugar Soldier since 2011 , which is also her longest run to date.

Works

  • Primal Orange ( プ ラ イ マ ル ・ オ レ ン ジ , Puraimaru Orenji ; 2000, included in Our Journey)
  • Strawberries and Tears ( イ チ ゴ ナ ミ ダ , Ichigo Namida ; 2001, included in Nine Puzzle)
  • The May Girl ( 五月 少女 , Gokatsu Onna ; 2001, included in Our Journey)
  • Our Journey ( ボ ク た ち の 旅 , Bokutachi no Tabi ; 2001, 1 volume)
  • Platinum ( プ ラ チ ナ , Purachina ; 2001, included in Nine Puzzle)
  • The Difficulties of a Young Prince ( 若 サ マ の 事情 , Wakasama no Jijō ; 2002, included in Nine Puzzle)
  • Nine Puzzle ( ナ イ ン パ ズ ル , Nain Pazuru ; 2002, 2 volumes, German at Tokyopop)
  • December aria ( 12 月 の ア リ ア , 12-gatsu no Aria ; 2002, contained in Nagatachō Strawberry)
  • Ota no Shimi Essay Manga Daitokushū !! ( お た の し み エ ッ セ イ ま ん が 大 特集 !! ; 2002)
  • Nagatacho Strawberry ( 永田 町 ス ト ロ ベ リ ィ , Nagatachō Sutoroberi ; 2003-2004, 5 volumes, German at Tokyopop)
  • Boku wa Manau ga Tsunae ( ぼ く は 魔法 が 使 え な い ; 2004)
  • Baby, Fake Fur ( ベ イ ビ ー 、 フ ェ イ ク ＊ フ ァ ー , Beibī, Feiku Fā , 2004)
  • Peter Pan Syndrome ( ピ ー タ ー パ ン ・ 症候群 , Pītā Pan Shōkōgun ; 2005, 2 volumes, German Tokyopop)
  • The King, the Prince and I ( 王 様 と 王子 様 と 私。 , Ō-sama to Ōji-sama to Atashi .; 2005, included in Peter Pan Syndrome)
  • Rockin 'Heaven ( ロ ッ キ ン ★ ヘ ブ ン , Rokkin Hebun ; 2006–2008, 8 volumes, German at Tokyopop)
  • Endless March ( エ ン ド レ ス ・ マ ー チ , Endoresu Māchi ; 2006, included in Rockin 'Heaven)
  • Brown Garden Station ( ブ ラ ウ ン ・ ガ ー デ ン 駅 , Buraun Gāden Eki , 2007, included in Rockin 'Heaven)
  • Momo - little Devil ( MOMO 終末 庭園 へ よ う こ そ , Momo: Shūmatsu Teien e Yōkoso ; since 2008, 7 volumes, German at Tokyopop)
  • How to save the World ( べ ら ぼ ー に ブ ラ ボ ー , Berabō ni Burabō ; 2009, included in Momo )
  • Sugar Soldier ( シ ュ ガ ー * ソ ル ジ ャ ー ; 2011, 10 volumes, German at Tokyopop)
  • Magic Shoe Shop ( ク レ マ チ カ 靴 店 , Clematica Kutsuten ; 2011, German at Tokyopop)
  • Merry Bad Ending
  • Last Exit Love (since 2015)
  • Reflections of Ultramarine

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personal data
SURNAME Sakai, Mayu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 酒井 ま ゆ (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese mangaka (since 2000)
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Fussa , Tokyo Prefecture