Waki Yamato
Japanese manga artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waki Yamato (大和 和紀, Yamato Waki, born March 13, 1948, in Sapporo) is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 1966 with the short story Dorobō Tenshi.[1][2]
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Born | (1948-03-13) March 13, 1948 (age 76) Sapporo, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Haikara-san ga Tōru Asaki Yume Mishi |
Awards | 1st Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo - Haikara-san ga Tōru |
Since her debut, Yamato steadily created and published a variety of works in the genre of shōjo manga. Among her early time works, Mon Cherie CoCo, 1971, was adapted into an anime television series, and her work, Haikara-san ga Tōru, 1975 to 1977, was very successful, winning the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1977.[2][3] It was also made into a musical for the Takarazuka Revue, an anime series (which reached an international audience through TV broadcasts in Italy and France), and a live-action movie. Through these early works, she established her position as one of the most popular manga artists.