Mia Ikumi
Japanese manga artist (1979–2022)
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Mia Ikumi (Japanese: 征海美亜, Hepburn: Ikumi Mia; March 27, 1979 – March 7, 2022) was a Japanese manga artist best known for being the creator, illustrator, and storyboarder of Tokyo Mew Mew, a manga series Ikumi created with writer Reiko Yoshida. Her first manga story, The Rabbit Who Makes It Rain Stars was written when she was just 18 years old, and was a winning entry in the Nakayoshi Newcomer manga contest.
| Mia Ikumi 征海美亜 | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 27, 1979 |
| Died | March 7, 2022 (aged 42) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area | Manga artist |
Notable works | Tokyo Mew Mew, Super Doll Licca-chan (manga) |
Ikumi died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage on March 7, 2022.[1]
Works
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rabbit Who Makes It Rain Stars | 1997 | Debut work Also known as Usagi no Furasu Hoshi, Rabbit Starfall Winner of the 24th Nakayoshi Newcomer Manga Award Published in RunRun, January 1998 Reprinted in Tokyo Mew Mew à La Mode, volume 2 |
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| The Sleeping Beauty of Berry Forest | 1997 | Also known as Sleeping Princess of Berry Forest Published in Nakayoshi August 1998 Summer Break Land Special Edition Reprinted in Tokyo Mew Mew, volume 6 |
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| Tokyo Black Cat Girl | 1999 | Published in Nakayoshi February 2000 Winter Break Land Special Edition Reprinted in Tokyo Mew Mew, volume 4 |
[2] |
| Super Doll Licca-chan | 1999 | Serialized in Nakayoshi Published by Kodansha Comics for 2 volumes | [8] |
| Tokyo Mew Mew | 2000–03 | Illustrator and co-creator, written with Reiko Yoshida. Serialized in Nakayoshi magazine Published by Kodansha for 7 volumes | [9][10] |
| Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode | 2003-04 | Sequel to Tokyo Mew Mew | [5] |
| Girls Fight | 2004 | Published in Nakayoshi March 2004 | [11] |
| Repure | 2004 | Published in Asuka Comics for 1 volume | [12] |
| Koi Cupid | 2005–08 | Serialized in Comi Digi and Comi Digi+ Published in Flex Comix for 5 volumes | [13][14] |
| Only One Wish | 2005 | Serialized in Nakayoshi magazine Published by Kodansha for one volume | [15][16][17] |
| Tokyo Mew Mew Re-Turn | 2020 | Serialized in Nakayoshi magazine | [18] |
