Fumi Saimon

Fumi Saimon
柴門ふみ
Born (1957-01-19) January 19, 1957 (age 67)
Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
AwardsShogakukan Manga Award for general manga - Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho
Kodansha Manga Award for general manga - P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei

Fumi Saimon (柴門ふみ, Saimon Fumi, born 19 January 1957 in Tokushima, Tokushima) is a female Japanese manga artist and novelist. She is best known for the series Tokyo Love Story, which was adapted as a live-action television series. She won the 1983 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei[1] and the 1992 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga for Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho.[2] She is married to manga artist Kenshi Hirokane.

References

  1. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  2. ^ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2007.


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