Maya Koikeda
Encyclopedia
is the pen name
of a Japanese
manga artist
. Her real name is , and her pen name was created by saying backward the syllables from her real name. Koikeda graduated with a degree in art from the Kyoto City University of Arts
. In addition to her work in manga, she is a part-time lecturer at a vocational school
.
Koikeda won the first Hairdressing Scissors-chan Grand Prize presented by the Japan National Hairdressing Trade Association for her manga Barber Harbor.
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of a Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
manga artist
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...
. Her real name is , and her pen name was created by saying backward the syllables from her real name. Koikeda graduated with a degree in art from the Kyoto City University of Arts
Kyoto City University of Arts
is a municipal university of general art and music art in Kyoto, Japan. Established in 1880, it is the oldest university of art in Japan. Among its faculty and graduates have been 16 recipients of the Order of Culture, 24 members of the Japan Art Academy, and 10 artists who have been designated...
. In addition to her work in manga, she is a part-time lecturer at a vocational school
Vocational school
A vocational school , providing vocational education, is a school in which students are taught the skills needed to perform a particular job...
.
Koikeda won the first Hairdressing Scissors-chan Grand Prize presented by the Japan National Hairdressing Trade Association for her manga Barber Harbor.
Works
- Okaeri Mā-san (1991-1998, 3 volumes, Manga HomeManga Homeis a Japanese monthly yonkoma manga magazine published by Hōbunsha since December 1987. The magazine is released monthly on the 2nd. Manga Home is printed as B5 size...
, Manga TimeManga Timeis a Japanese monthly yonkoma manga magazine published by Hōbunsha since June 1981. The magazine is released monthly on the seventh. Manga Home is printed as B5 size. The magazine is sometimes referred to as simply . It was created in 1981 by spinning off from Japan's first weekly manga magazine,...
, Manga Time JumboManga Time Jumbois a Japanese monthly yonkoma manga magazine published by Hōbunsha since April 1995. The magazine was published in the 1990s as Manga Time Zōkan. Before the May 2005 issue, the magazine was released on the 12th day of the month, but is now released monthly on the 4th...
, Hōbunsha) - Boku no Kawaii Jōshi-sama (1995-1999, 4 volumes, Hōbunsha, also published as 2 volume kanzenban by FutabashaFutabashais a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.-List of magazines published by Futabasha:*Bravo Ski*Comic Seed!*Futabasha Web Magazine*Manga Action ZERO*Tōji Rō*Getter Robot Saga...
) - Urara kana Hibi (1997, 1 volume, Hōbunsha)
- Super Tumtum (1997-1998, 3 volumes, Hōbunsha, also published as 1 volume wideban by KodanshaKodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
) - Reiko ga Iku! (1998-1999, 2 volumes, Hōbunsha)
- Tokimeki Makkun! (1996-1999, 3 volumes, Hōbunsha)
- Saint Kōkōsei (1998-2007 (currently on hiatus), 9 volumes (as of January 2009), Shōnengahosha
- Batsuichi 30ans (1999-2000, 2 volumes, TakeshobōTakeshobois a major publisher in Japan.Takeshobo was founded in 1972 by Kyōichirō Noguchi, starting Japan's first Mahjong magazine . Other magazines, such as a magazine dedicated to mahjong-themed manga, as well as a magazine dedicated to yonkoma manga, were published. Furthermore, a mahjong museum was...
) - ...Sugi na Revolution (1999-2003, 8 volumes (republished as 3 volumes), Kodansha)
- My Pace! Yuzuran (1999-2004, 5 volumes, Futabasha)
- Aoi-sama ga Suki (2000, published in the same volume as Hinotama Love, Futabasha)
- Barber Harbor (2001-2005, 7 volumes, Kodansha)
- Ichigo Office (2002, 4 volumes, Daitosha)
- CGH! Cactus, Go to Heaven! (2005-2008, 5 volumes, ShodenshaShodenshais a Japanese publisher of mostly non-fiction magazines and books, though it has recently begun publishing light novels and manga, including magazines which contain both...
) - Hinotama Love (2006-2007, 1 volume, Manga Action, Futabasha)
- Umeboshi (2006-2008, 2 volumes, Young Gangan, Square EnixSquare Enixis a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
) - Barber Harbor NG (2007, 1 volume, Kodansha)
- Mermaid Blues (2007, 1 volume, Takeshobō)
- Fushigi-kun Jam (2008-current, 1 volume as of January 2009, Futabasha)
- TOMOS! Cole train no isan (2011-current, 2 volumes as of February 2011, Futabasha)