Seimu Yoshizaki (芳崎せいむ, Seimu Yoshizaki, born in Kanagawa) is a Japanese manga artist. She made her debut with Aka–chan to Tenshi in 1989.[1] She is best known for Kingyo Used Books (2004–2020), serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki magazine. Yoshizaki has illustrated manga written by Takashi Nagasaki, who also works under the pen names Toshusai Garaku and Richard Woo, several times since Telekinesis Yamate TV Kinema Shitsu (2004–2007). They first reunited for the female detective manga Deka Girl, which ran in Kodansha's Kiss Plus from 2008 to August 2011.[2] The two then serialized the science fiction detective series Usagi Tantei Monogatari (2012–2013) for Kodansha's Kiss.[3] Yoshizaki and Woo created Abracadabra: Ryōki Hanzai Tokusōshitsu in Big Comic Original Zōkan from 2014 to 2020.[4] It won the first Saito Takao Award in 2018.[5] In 2022, the two began the suspense manga Minzoku Gakusha Akasaka Yaichirō no Jiken-bo in the October issue of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon, which was released on August 24, 2022.[6]
Selected works edit
- 2000–2002 Kingyoya Koshoten Suitouchō
- 2001– The Paradise on the Earth
- 2004–2020 Kingyo Used Books
- 2004–2007 Telekinesis Yamate TV Kinema Shitsu, written by Toshusai Garaku
- 2008– Ugokashiya
- 2008–2011 Deka Girl, written by Takashi Nagasaki
- 2012–2013 Usagi Tantei Monogatari, written by Takashi Nagasaki
- 2014–2020 Abracadabra: Ryōki Hanzai Tokusōshitsu, written by Richard Woo
- 2022–present Minzoku Gakusha Akasaka Yaichirō no Jiken-bo, written by Richard Woo
References edit
- ^ Sigikki.com Seimu Yoshizaki.
- ^ "Kiss PLUSに新鋭登場、謎めく男女3人が幽霊旅館を調査". Natalie (in Japanese). 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "「デカガール」の長崎尚志×芳崎せいむ、新作は探偵物語". Natalie (in Japanese). 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Yoshizaki Seimu, Richard Woo End Abracadabra Mystery Manga in October". Anime News Network. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "第1回さいとう・たかを賞、「アブラカダブラ ～猟奇犯罪特捜室～」に決定". Natalie (in Japanese). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "脱サラしたこけしマニアの主人公を描く人情サスペンス「民俗学者 赤坂弥一郎の事件簿」". Natalie (in Japanese). 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
External links edit
- 芳崎せいむ公式サイト SAY BY SEIMU (in Japanese)
- Seimu Yoshizaki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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