Fumi Saimon
Japanese manga artist and novelist
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Fumi Saimon (柴門ふみ, Saimon Fumi; born 19 January 1957 in Tokushima, Tokushima) is a female Japanese manga artist and novelist. She is best known for the series Tokyo Love Story, which was adapted as a live-action television series.
NationalityJapanese
AreaManga artist
AwardsShogakukan Manga Award for general manga - Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho
Kodansha Manga Award for general manga - P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei
Kodansha Manga Award for general manga - P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei
| Fumi Saimon 柴門ふみ | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1957 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area | Manga artist |
| Awards | Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga - Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho Kodansha Manga Award for general manga - P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei |
She is considered one of the artists who are counted as part of the New Wave movement in manga in the last 1970s and early 1980s.[1]
She won the 1983 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei[2] and the 1992 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga for Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho.[3]
She is married to manga artist Kenshi Hirokane.
