Chie Shinohara
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is an award winning Japanese manga artist
best known for Red River
, known in Japan as Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award
for shōjo
, in 1987 for Yami no Purple Eye and in 2001 for Red River.
Aside from her comics work, she has also written several prose novels. She has published the six volume Big Draw Daughter Hatsu light novel
series, as well as three gaiden (or side-story) novels related to her Red River series. All of these were illustrated by Shinohara herself.
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
best known for Red River
Red River (manga)
, also known as Anatolia Story, is a historical fantasy shōjo manga series by Chie Shinohara. It is published in Japan by Shogakukan in Sho-Comi and collected in 28 volumes. It is published in English in North America by VIZ Media, with 25 volumes released as of April 2009 and the remaining 3...
, known in Japan as Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
for shōjo
Shojo
The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...
, in 1987 for Yami no Purple Eye and in 2001 for Red River.
Aside from her comics work, she has also written several prose novels. She has published the six volume Big Draw Daughter Hatsu light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
series, as well as three gaiden (or side-story) novels related to her Red River series. All of these were illustrated by Shinohara herself.
Works
- Akatsuki no Lion
- Ao no FūinAo no Fuinis a shōjo manga series by Chie Shinohara which was serialized in the manga magazine Shōjo Comic from issue 22 in 1991 until 1994. The story is about a high school girl, Sōko Kiryū, who finds out she is the latest reincarnation of Sōryū , the demon queen who once ruled the earth with her demon...
(Blue Seal) - 1992–94 - Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni (Midnight Visitor) - 1984
- Kioku no Ashiato
- Kootta Natsu no Hi (Frozen Summer Day)
- Mizu ni Sumu Hana (Romance of Darkness) - 2004
- Mokugekisha ni Sayounara (Farewell to the Eyewitness) - 1985
- Nanika ga yami de mite iru (Something Watching in the Dark) - 1986
- Ryouko no Shinreijikenbo (A Record of Ryoko's Psychic Events) - 1988–91
- Sanninme ga Kieta (A Third Person Disappeared) - 1992
- Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru (Then Five Bells Rang)
- Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia StoryRed River (manga), also known as Anatolia Story, is a historical fantasy shōjo manga series by Chie Shinohara. It is published in Japan by Shogakukan in Sho-Comi and collected in 28 volumes. It is published in English in North America by VIZ Media, with 25 volumes released as of April 2009 and the remaining 3...
(Red River) - 1995–2002 - Touboukyuukou (Runaway Express)
- Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage (Moon Shadow on a Dark Sea) - 1986–91
- Yami no Purple Eye (Purple Eye of Darkness) - 1984–87