Tsubasa Yamaguchi

Tsubasa Yamaguchi
山口つばさ
BornJune 26
Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Blue Period
Awards13th Manga Taishō, 2020 Kodansha Manga Award in the general category
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Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口つばさ, Hepburn: Yamaguchi Tsubasa, born June 26) is a Japanese manga artist. After she graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, she created two one-shots before launching her first full series, a manga adaptation of She and Her Cat. Following its completion, she launched Blue Period.

Biography[edit]

Tsubasa Yamaguchi was born on June 26 in Tokyo.[1][2] After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts,[2] she published two one-shots in Good! Afternoon.[3][4] In 2016, she launched her first full series in Monthly Afternoon, which was a manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's She and Her Cat.[5]

On June 17, 2017, she launched her second series, titled Blue Period, in Monthly Afternoon.[6] In 2019, Yamaguchi got married.[7] In the same year, Blue Period was nominated for the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.[8][9] In 2020, Blue Period won the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.[10][11] It was also nominated for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020.[12] An anime television series adaptation of the series aired in October 2021.[13]

Works[edit]

Series[edit]

One-shots[edit]

  • Nude Model (ヌードモデル) (published in Good! Afternoon) (2015)[3]
  • Onna no Ko (おんなのこ) (published in Good! Afternoon) (2015)[4]

Other[edit]

  • Anata wa Koko de, Iki ga Dekiru no? (あなたはここで、息ができるの？) (light novel illustrations) (2020)[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "profile & works" (in Japanese). Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Takahashi, Fumihiko; Netorabo (February 23, 2019). "「美大は"絵で食べる方法"を教えてくれない」 漫画『ブルーピリオド』作者と完売画家が考える"美術で生きる術"". IT Media (in Japanese). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "good!アフタヌーン" (in Japanese). Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog. April 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "エロスカーニバル" (in Japanese). Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog. August 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Hallmark, Kyle (January 25, 2016). "Makoto Shinkai's She and Her Cat Anime Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "美大受験に挑む男子高校生描く新連載「ブルーピリオド」アフタヌーンで始動". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 25, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "結婚式した話" (in Japanese). Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog. April 27, 2019. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 21, 2019). "12th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 13 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 3, 2019). "43rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 16, 2020). "Tsubasa Yamaguchi's The Blue Period. Manga Wins 13th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  11. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 12, 2020). "44th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 27, 2020). "24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  13. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 27, 2021). "Blue Period Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  14. ^ "あなたはここで、息ができるの？" (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

External links[edit]

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