Tsubasa Yamaguchi
Japanese manga artist
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Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口つばさ, Hepburn: Yamaguchi Tsubasa; born June 26) is a Japanese manga artist. After she graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, she created two one-shots before launching her first full series, a manga adaptation of She and Her Cat. Following its completion, she launched Blue Period.
| Tsubasa Yamaguchi 山口つばさ | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area | Manga artist |
Notable works | Blue Period |
| Awards | 13th Manga Taishō, 2020 Kodansha Manga Award in the general category |
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Biography
Tsubasa Yamaguchi was born on June 26 in Tokyo.[1][2] After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts,[2] she published two one-shots in Good! Afternoon.[3][4] In 2016, she launched her first full series in Monthly Afternoon, which was a manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's She and Her Cat.[5]
On June 17, 2017, she launched her second series, titled Blue Period, in Monthly Afternoon.[6] In 2019, Yamaguchi got married.[7] In the same year, Blue Period was nominated for the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.[8][9] In 2020, Blue Period won the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.[10][11] It was also nominated for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020.[12] An anime television series adaptation of the series aired in October 2021.[13]
Works
Series
- She and Her Cat (彼女と彼女の猫, Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko) (serialized in Monthly Afternoon) (2016)[5]
- Blue Period (ブルーピリオド, Burū Piriodo) (serialized in Monthly Afternoon) (2017–present)[6]
One-shots
- Nude Model (ヌードモデル) (published in Good! Afternoon) (2015)[3]
- Onna no Ko (おんなのこ) (published in Good! Afternoon) (2015)[4]
- Kamiya (神屋) (2022)[14]
Other
- Anata wa Koko de, Iki ga Dekiru no? (あなたはここで、息ができるの？) (light novel illustrations) (2020)[15]
- Kusunoki no Bannin (クスノキの番人) (film character designs) (2026)[16]