Moto Hagio

Moto Hagio (Japanese萩 尾 望 都, Hagio Moto, born May 12, 1949 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan ) is a Japanese manga artist. It is regarded as one of the first women to have addressed topics such as homosexuality ( shōnen ai) and science fiction in their manga for girls ( shōjo ). For these activities, it is counted among other things beside Riyoko Ikeda and Keiko Takemiya to the group of 24er. The main characters of their comics are almost always boys.

Career

Hagio was already at a very young age artistic ability and decided at the high school when she Osamu Tezuka Manga Shinsengumi read to follow the career path of a manga artist. Her career began in 1969 with its first release, the short story Ruru to Mimi, who appeared in the magazine Nakayoshi Japanese girls. From this manga magazine but she turned away after a short time, because there they could not broach the issues that should make it later became famous.

For magazines such as COM and Garo she drew the early 1970s several short stories, including the first shōnen -ai manga, 11- gatsu no school. Through her ​​friend and roommate Keiko Takemiya ( Kaze to Ki no Uta ) she came in 1972 Shogakukan publishing house and there published its first longer manga, the same was their first big success - Poe no Ichizoku. In this work, she told me about a family of vampires and finished the over 500 pages long history in 1976. Using manganese as Thomas no Shinzō, another shōnen -ai manga, 11- nin iru! and Marginal, two science fiction manga, it was in the 1970s and 1980s, both among readers and among critics very popular. As of 1992, her Zankoku ga Shihai suru kami, an epic na appeared in 17 volumes. At Barbara Ikai she worked from 2002 and 2005. Since 2006 the number Koko Doko ka dewanai appears (also Anywhere But Here ) and also between 2008 and 2010 Leo -kun.

Awards

Hagio has received several awards for her work. Among other things, the Shogakukan Manga Award for 11- nin iru! and Poe no Ichizoku, the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award for - Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai suru and three times the Seiun Prize for outstanding science fiction manga.

In 2012 she became the first female Japanese mangaka Medal of Honor (Japan) Purple Ribbon, which is awarded to outstanding artists.

Works (selection)

  • Ruru to Mimi (ルル と ミミ), 1969
  • Seirei series, 1971-1974 Seireigari (精霊 狩り)
  • Door no Kuni no Watashi no Musuko (ドア の 中 の 私 の 息子, Doa ~ )
  • Minna de Ocha o (みんな で お茶 を)
COM (manga magazine) Garo (magazine) Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Integrated Authority File
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