Kazumi Yamashita (artist)

Kazumi Yamashita
山下和美
Born (1959-08-15) August 15, 1959 (age 65)
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa
Awards2003 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga - The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa
2021 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Land

Kazumi Yamashita (山下 和美, Yamashita Kazumi, born 15 August 1959 in Otaru, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist.

Yamashita started her career as a shōjo manga artist. She made her debut as a professional artist in 1980 in the magazine Margaret.[1] In her early years, she was inspired by the style of Mariko Iwadate.[2] She is best known for The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa, which is being published in the seinen magazine Morning, and for which she received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga.[3] The main character of the manga is modeled after her father.[2]

For her series Land she received the Grand Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 2021.

Selected works

  • Dandy and Me (ダンディーとわたし, Dandii to Watashi) (1987–1996)[4][5]
  • The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa (天才柳沢教授の生活, Tensai Yanagisawa Kyoju no Seikatsu), (1988–present;[6] on hiatus)
  • Wonder Boy (不思議な少年, Fushigi na Shōnen) (2001–2020;[7][8] on hiatus)
  • Suki desu! (数寄です!), 2010–2013
  • Land (ランド, Rando) (2014–2020)[9]

References

  1. ^ モーニング. "ランド". モーニング公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b かわぐちかいじ、山下和美 [Kaiji Kawaguchi, Kazumi Yamashita]. Urasawa Naoki no Manben [ja] (in Japanese). 9 November 2014. NHK.
  3. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  4. ^ 山下和美. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "ダンディーとわたし 9". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ^ 「天才 柳沢教授の生活」文庫版ベスト赤・青盤が同時発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ^ 不思議な少年（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ 「鬼灯の冷徹」江口夏実が約8カ月ぶりにモーニング登場、新作読み切り「羽人の星」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ^ 第25回手塚治虫文化賞マンガ大賞に山下和美「ランド」、新生賞は「葬送のフリーレン」. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.


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