Rieko Saibara

Rieko Saibara
西原 理恵子
Born (1964-11-01) 1 November 1964 (age 59)
Kōchi, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist, illustrator, writer
Pseudonym(s)Riezō (りえぞお)
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(m. 1996; div. 2003)​
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Rieko Saibara (西原 理恵子, Saibara Rieko, born 1 November 1964) is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1988 with Chikuro Yochien, serialized in Weekly Young Sunday.[2] In 1989, she graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design at Musashino Art University.[3][4] Saibara has received numerous awards throughout her career, including the 43rd Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 1997 for Bokunchi;[5] the Excellence Award at the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004 for Mainichi Kaasan;[6] the Short Story Award at the 9th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes in 2005 for Mainichi Kaasan and Jōkyō Monogatari;[7] the President of the House of Councilors Award at the 40th Japan Cartoonist Awards in 2011 for Mainichi Kaasan;[8] and the 6th Best Mother Award for Literature in 2020.[9]

She is friends with fellow manga artist Nobuyuki Fukumoto. When she appeared on "Big Comic Superior Presents: The 6th Saibara Rieko's Life Art Skill Showdown", she revealed that she had known him for 20 years, and wrote that he has been "a handsome, serious, gentle-mannered and lovely man ever since then", but he was ignored by female manga artists because of his unpopular status.[citation needed]

Works

Manga

Video games

Notes

  1. ^ Dārin wa 70-sai ("My Darling Is 70-Years-Old") is based on Saibara's relationship with the plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu. Each year, she updates the series' title to reflect Takasu's age. For example, in 2019, the manga was serialized as Dārin wa 74-sai ("My Darling Is 74-Years-Old").[23]

References

  1. ^ 高須院長の“遺言”に西原理恵子さん「腹は立つんだけど笑っちゃう」. Sanspo (in Japanese). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Wijers-Hasegawa, Yumi (1 April 2007). "Reiko Saibara: Drawing on experience". The Japan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "List of Committee Members & Artists: SAIBARA Rieko". Japan Media Arts Festival Archive. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ 2009年5月号掲載 著者インタビュー『毎日かあさん』の西原理恵子さん. e-hon.ne.jp (in Japanese). May 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ 文藝春秋漫画賞. Comic Lab (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Excellence Award – Mainichi Kaasan: Kanihaha-hen". Japan Media Arts Festival Archive. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (10 May 2005). "Tezuka Award Winner Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (10 May 2011). "40th Japan Cartoonist Awards Honor Moto Hagio". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  9. ^ 西原理恵子、第6回ベストマザー賞の文芸部門を受賞. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  10. ^ ゆんぼくん. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  11. ^ 短編賞：西原理恵子. Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize Official Website (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  12. ^ ぼくんち. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  13. ^ 西原理恵子「毎日かあさん」が“卒母”のため連載に幕！10月からは新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (22 May 2017). "Kaasan Mom's Life Manga to End in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  15. ^ いけちゃんとぼく. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  16. ^ パーマネント野ばら. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  17. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (22 March 2013). "Rieko Saibara's Jōkyō Monogatari Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  18. ^ 上京ものがたり. Shogakukan eComic Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  19. ^ 女の子ものがたり. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  20. ^ 女の子ものがたり. Shogakukan eComic Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  21. ^ 営業ものがたり. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  22. ^ 営業ものがたり. Shogakukan eComic Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  23. ^ 相撲界に激震走る!?スペリオール新連載、西原理恵子「ダーリン～」は“74歳”に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  24. ^ 西原理恵子が高須院長との蜜月描く！誰得ノロケ新連載「ダーリンは70歳」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  25. ^ 西原理恵子の新作は、ド派手なおばさんが大暴れ！「りえさん手帖」10月開始. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  26. ^ さいばらりえこのまあじゃんほうろうき. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  27. ^ 雀牌遊戯'99 たぬきの皮算用. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  28. ^ 麻雀鳥頭紀行. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  29. ^ 西原理恵子の殿堂麻雀. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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