Toshie Kihara

Toshie Kihara
木原 敏江
Born (1948-02-14) February 14, 1948 (age 76)
Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
AwardsShogakukan Manga Award (1985)

Toshie Kihara (木原 敏江, Kihara Toshie, born February 14, 1948, in Meguro, Tokyo[1]) is a Japanese manga artist and a member of the Year 24 Group.[2][3] She made her professional debut in 1969 with the short story Kotchi Muite Mama! in Bessatsu Margaret.[1] She is best known for her manga series Mari to Shingo [ja], serialized from 1977 to 1984 in LaLa, which follows a romance between two young men at the start of the Shōwa era.[4][5] Several of her manga series have inspired musicals performed by the all-female Takarazuka Revue, including Angélique, an adaptation of the novels by Anne Golon;[6][7] Torikaebaya Ibun, an adaptation of the Heian era tale Torikaebaya Monogatari;[8] and Ōeyama Kaden.[8]

In 1985, Kihara won the 30th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo (girls') category for Yume no Ishibumi [ja], a multi-volume collection of short stories with shōnen-ai (male-male romance) themes.[1][9]

In 2017, to commemorate Kihara's 48th anniversary as a manga artist, Kawade Shobo Shinsha published a book containing a chronological list of all of her works; a lengthy interview with Kihara about her career; a round-table discussion between Kihara and her fellow Year 24 Group members, Moto Hagio and Yasuko Aoike; and contributions from other celebrated manga artists, such as Riyoko Ikeda and Yasuko Sakata.[10]

The same year, Kihara's first solo art exhibition was held at the Span Art Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, from November 3 to November 14, 2017.[10] The exhibition was also held at the Niigata City Manga House in Niigata, Japan, from June 21 to October 9, 2018.[11] Another exhibition dedicated solely to Mari to Shingo was held at the Span Art Gallery in two parts: first, from April 26 to May 8, 2019, and second, from June 22 to July 9, 2019. During its run, Kihara made several appearances at the gallery to sign autographs.[12]

Works

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  • Ten made Agare! (天まであがれ！)
  • Suishō to Velvet (水晶と天鵞絨)
  • Iwa wo Makura ni Hoshi wo Daki (岩を枕に星を抱き)
  • Junkin no Dōwa (純金の童話)
  • Tsue to Tsubasa (杖と翼)
  • Ginshōsui (銀晶水)
  • Gin'iro no Romance (銀色のロマンス)
  • Itoshiki Gen Tsukushiteyo (愛しき言つくしてよ)
  • Diamond Godzillan (ダイヤモンド・ゴジラーン)
  • Shijūshichi Moji (四十七文字, "Forty-seven Characters")
  • Ōji-sama ga Īno! (王子さまがいいの！)
  • Emerald no Kaizoku (エメラルドの海賊)
  • Kihara Toshie Zenshū (木原敏江全集, "Complete Works of Toshie Kihara")
  • Furufuru (ふるふる)
  • Mugonka (無言歌)
  • Kadentha (花伝ツァ)
  • Shiroi Mori (白い森, "White Forest")
  • Hinata e Hikage eno Romance (日なたへ日かげへのロマンス)
  • Odeai Asobase (お出合いあそばせ)
  • Mugen Kaden (夢幻花伝)
  • Hana no Na no Himegimi (花の名の姫君)
  • Sieglinde no Komoriuta (ジークリンデの子守歌, "Sieglinde's Lullaby")
  • Dōshitano Daisy? (どうしたのデイジー？)
  • Last Tango (ラストタンゴ)
  • Āra Waga Tono! (あ-らわが殿!)
  • Ginga Sō Nano! (銀河荘なの！)[15]
  • Bernstain (ベルンシュタイン)
  • Torikaebaya Ibun (とりかえばや異聞)
  • Nue (鵺)
  • Classic na Safari (クラシックなサファリ)
  • Chitose no Saikai (千歳の再会)
  • Ugetsu Monogatari (雨月物語)
  • Ōeyama Kaden (大江山花伝)
  • Taishō Roman Tanteitan (大正浪漫探偵譚)
  • Tasogare no Cinderella (黄昏のシンデレラ)
  • Fuchi to Narinu (渕となりぬ)
  • Fūrenki (風恋記)
  • Mari to Shingo (摩利と新吾, "Mari and Shingo")[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 木原 敏江. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Heibonsha, Shogakukan, et al. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Thorn, Rachel (2001). "Shôjo Manga—Something for the Girls". The Japan Quarterly. 48 (3). Archived from the original on April 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Thorn, Rachel (2010). "The Magnificent Forty-Niners". A Drunken Dream and Other Stories. Seattle: Fantagraphics Books. pp. V–VII. ISBN 978-1-60699-377-4. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (December 17, 2016). "The List – 7 Women Who Changed Manga History". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. ^ a b 摩利と新吾. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. ^ アンジェリク. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Heibonsha, Shogakukan, et al. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. ^ 木原敏江「アンジェリク」新装版が「星降草子」と同時発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). May 16, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. ^ a b 漫画原作特集. Takarazuka Sky Stage (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  9. ^ 小学館漫画賞 過去受賞作. Shogakukan Comic (in Japanese). October 25, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  10. ^ a b 木原敏江、きらめく世界を描き続けた48年間が1冊に！青池保子・萩尾望都鼎談も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). October 26, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (June 23, 2018). "Exhibition Honors Mari to Shingo Manga Creator Toshie Kihara". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  12. ^ 木原敏江「摩利と新吾」完全版刊行スタート、原画展＆サイン会も銀座で開催. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). April 26, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  13. ^ 夢の碑 (いしぶみ). Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  14. ^ アンジェリク. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  15. ^ 銀河荘なの！. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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