Kanoko Sakurakoji
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is a Japanese manga artist
. She writes primarily for Shogakukan
in the shōjo manga magazine Betsucomi
. She is best known as the author of Backstage Prince
and Black Bird
. Black Bird received the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award
for shōjo manga. Both Backstage Prince and Black Bird are licensed in English in North America by Viz Media
.
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...
. She writes primarily for Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
in the shōjo manga magazine Betsucomi
Betsucomi
, formerly known as Bessatsu Shōjo Comic, is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shogakukan, originally aimed at young girls, but increasingly marketed to older teens and young women. It is released on the 13th of each month...
. She is best known as the author of Backstage Prince
Backstage Prince
is a manga by Kanoko Sakurakoji. Was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Betsucomi in 2004 and 2005 and collected in two bound volumes. It is licensed in North America by Viz Media, which serialized it in Shojo Beat magazine from October 2006 to March 2007.- Story :Akari is an average high...
and Black Bird
Black Bird (manga)
is a Japanese supernatural shōjo manga written and illustrated by Kanoko Sakurakoji. It has been serialized by Shogakukan in their Betsucomi magazine since 2007. It depicts the life of a high school girl who can see supernatural beings...
. Black Bird received the 2009 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 manga. Both Backstage Prince and Black Bird are licensed in English in North America by Viz Media
VIZ Media
VIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
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Selected works
(2001–2002) - 2 volumes- Backstage PrinceBackstage Princeis a manga by Kanoko Sakurakoji. Was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Betsucomi in 2004 and 2005 and collected in two bound volumes. It is licensed in North America by Viz Media, which serialized it in Shojo Beat magazine from October 2006 to March 2007.- Story :Akari is an average high...
(2004–2005) - 2 volumes (2006) - 1 volume (2006–present) - 10 volumes(English), 14 volumes(Japanese) - Baby, Star
- Bitter - Nakechau Koi Monogatari
- Eikoku Kizoku Goyoutashi
- Yasashii Te
- Yurusarete Inai Watachitachi
- Gokko
- Sono Hakui wo Nuide