Miho Obana

Miho Obana (Japanese小花 美 穂, Miho Obana, born April 26, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan ) is a Japanese mangaka who in Germany with the ten-volume series Kodomo no Omocha (German children's toys) became famous.

Life

She began her career as an assistant to Momoko Sakura, the illustrator of the highly successful manga series Chibi Maruko -chan, and debuted in 1991 with the Manga Mado no Muko (Eng. The other side of the window), which appeared in Ribon magazine, as professional manga artist. Thereafter she dedicated herself to a number of short stories to her with her hit series Kodomo no Omocha began in 1994, and was made into a popular anime series, has been translated into numerous languages ​​, the Kodansha Manga Award received and ended in 1999. By 2003, her works were published regularly and almost exclusively in Ribon magazine, which is published by Shueisha Publishing. With Aruyoudenai Otoko she drew her first manga in 2003, which is aimed at older readers and Josei manga magazine published chorus.

It is with the mangaka Mihona Fujii ( Gals! ) and Wataru Yoshizumi ( Marmalade Boy ) close friends. One of Obanas pastimes is playing the saxophone, a passion which she attributed also the protagonist of the manga Andante. She is also active as a saxophone player in a band.

The work Obanas, which mostly address the love are mainly attributed to the shōjo genre.

Works

  • Mado no Muko (窓 の むこう), 1991
  • Shiranami no Genso (白波 の 幻想), 1992
  • Setsunai ne (せつない ね), 1993
  • Kono Te o hanasanai (この 手 を はなさ ない), 1994, 2 volumes
  • Kodomo no Omocha (こどものおもちゃ), 1995-1999, 10 volumes
  • Neko no Shima (猫 の 島), 1996
  • Mizu no Yakata (水 の 館), 1999
  • Partner (パートナー, Patona ), 2000, 3 volumes
  • Andante (アンダンテ, Andante ), 2001, 3 volumes
  • Pochi, 2003
  • Aru yō de nai Otoko (ある よう で ない 男), 2003
  • Honey Bitter, since 2004, previously 8 volumes
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