Hikaru Nakamura (artist)
Japanese manga artist (born 1984)
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Hikaru Nakamura (中村 光, Nakamura Hikaru; born April 21, 1984, in Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist.[1] She debuted in 2001 with the short story Kairi no Sue (海里の陶), published in Monthly Gangan Wing.[1] She is best known as the creator of the manga series Arakawa Under the Bridge and Saint Young Men, the latter of which won a Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2009.[2] A Nikkei Entertainment magazine article published in August 2011 listed her ninth overall among the top 50 manga creators by sales since 2010, with 5.54 million copies sold.[3] Her artwork has also been featured in two manga exhibitions at the British Museum in London, England.[4] Nakamura gave birth to her first child, a daughter, in November 2011.[5]
| Hikaru Nakamura 中村 光 | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1984 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Area | Manga artist |
Notable works | |
| Awards | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2009) |
| Children | 1 |
Vegetarianism
Hikaru is a lacto-ovo vegetarian who consumes dairy and eggs. She became vegetarian at age 14 after being disturbed by the sight of a deer being shot.[6] Though she cannot tolerate real meat, she loves soy protein meat substitutes and describes restaurants serving them as "vegetarian heaven".[7] Her family isn't vegetarian, so she has separate meals prepared. She satisfies occasional cravings for hamburgers or ramen with substitute versions.[8]
Works
- Arakawa Under the Bridge (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ, Arakawa Andā za Burijji), serialized in Young Gangan (2004–2015)[9]
- Saint Young Men (聖☆おにいさん, Seinto Onīsan), serialized in Monthly Morning Two (2006–present)[10]
- Juni Taisen: Zodiac War (十二大戦, Jūni Taisen), illustration only, serialized in Weekly Young Jump (2015)
- Black Night Parade (ブラックナイトパレード, Burakku Naito Parēdo), serialized in Weekly Young Jump (2016–2019) and Ultra Jump (2019–present)[11][12]
Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Saint Young Men | Jury Selections | Japan Media Arts Festival Awards, Manga Division | Longlisted | [13][14] | |
| 2009 | Saint Young Men | Male Readers | Kono Manga ga Sugoi! | Won | [15] | |
| 2009 | Saint Young Men | — | Manga Taishō | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2009 | Saint Young Men | Short Work Prize | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Won | [2] | |
| 2010 | Saint Young Men | Male Readers | Kono Manga ga Sugoi! | 8th place | [17] | |
| 2012 | Saint Young Men | Best Comic | Angoulême International Comics Festival | Nominated | [18] | |
| 2015 | Saint Young Men | Book of the Year | Da Vinci | 12th place | [19] |
