Miki Hayasaka
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is an illustrator
and manga artist
born on 1955-09-05 in Toyama Prefecture
, Japan
. After graduating from high school
in 1973, he moved to Tokyo
and began attending classes at Chiyoda Designer Academy, though he left before completing his degree. During the mid-1970s, he worked as a background artist for Shinji Wada
, helping with works such as Sukeban Deka
. He joined the dōjinshi circle
in 1975, and worked as an assistant to Motoka Murakami
during the mid- to late 1970s.
In August 1980, Hayasaka released his dōjinshi Fritha. In April of the following year, he was put in charge of the "My Anime Jockey" section of the first issue of My Anime, and in January 1982, he made his professional manga debut with Hara Hara Fairy in the magazine Ryū
. Hayasaka is most well known for being a major artist in the lolicon
manga
boom in the late 1970s and 1980s. He has had stories published in lolicon magazines such as Manga Burikko
, Alice Club, and Fusion Product, as well as the long-running Petit Apple Pie
manga anthology.
His Maiko! series has been called a "hard bishōjo Sazae-san
". His last work, Maiko! Final Run, was published in November 1989. He has since become a salaryman
, and no longer publishes in the manga industry.
Sources:
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and 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...
born on 1955-09-05 in Toyama Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. After graduating from high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in 1973, he moved to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and began attending classes at Chiyoda Designer Academy, though he left before completing his degree. During the mid-1970s, he worked as a background artist for Shinji Wada
Shinji Wada
was a Japanese manga artist in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, and best known for the creation of the Sukeban Deka franchise. He has been the cover artist for and had stories published in the bishōjo lolicon manga anthology series Petit Apple Pie....
, helping with works such as Sukeban Deka
Sukeban Deka
is a Japanese detective action shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Wada and serialized on Hana to Yume. Sukeban Deka has been adapted into three live-action television series, an original video animation series and three feature films, the latest of which was released in 2006 as...
. He joined the dōjinshi circle
Dojinshi
is the Japanese term for self-published works, usually magazines, manga or novels. Dōjinshi are often the work of amateurs, though some professional artists participate as a way to publish material outside the regular industry. The term dōjinshi is derived from and . Dōjinshi are part of a wider...
in 1975, and worked as an assistant to Motoka Murakami
Motoka Murakami
is a Japanese manga artist who writes primarily shōnen manga. He won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Gakuto Retsuden in 1982 and the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, for shōnen for Musashi no Ken in 1984 and for general manga in 1996 for Ron, serialized in Big Comic Original from 1991 to 2006...
during the mid- to late 1970s.
In August 1980, Hayasaka released his dōjinshi Fritha. In April of the following year, he was put in charge of the "My Anime Jockey" section of the first issue of My Anime, and in January 1982, he made his professional manga debut with Hara Hara Fairy in the magazine Ryū
Ryu
* Ryū , a school of thought or discipline ., a book by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa* Ryū , a series by Masao Yajima and Akira Oze* Ryu , a common Korean family name...
. Hayasaka is most well known for being a major artist in the lolicon
Lolicon
, also romanised as lolikon or rorikon, is a Japanese portmanteau of the phrase "Lolita complex". In Japan, the term describes an attraction to underage girls or an individual with such an attraction...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
boom in the late 1970s and 1980s. He has had stories published in lolicon magazines such as Manga Burikko
Manga Burikko
was a lolicon hentai manga magazine published by Serufu Shuppan from 1982 to 1985 in Japan. The magazine was launched as a competitor to Lemon People, but it only lasted three years. The manga in the magazine were generally bishōjo and lolita manga which were mostly science fiction, parody, shōjo...
, Alice Club, and Fusion Product, as well as the long-running Petit Apple Pie
Petit Apple Pie
is an 18-volume bishōjo lolicon manga anthology series published by Animage Comics from November 10, 1982 to March 10, 1987. The first volume was released under the name , before the series was renamed to Petit Apple Pie with the original title as a subtitle.The series primarily featured works from...
manga anthology.
His Maiko! series has been called a "hard bishōjo Sazae-san
Sazae-san
is a Japanese comic strip created by Machiko Hasegawa. It was first published in Hasegawa's local paper, the , on April 22, 1946. When the wished to have Hasegawa draw the comic strip for their paper, she moved to Tokyo in 1949 with the explanation that the main characters had moved from Kyūshū to...
". His last work, Maiko! Final Run, was published in November 1989. He has since become a salaryman
Salaryman
refers to someone whose income is salary based; particularly those working for corporations. Its frequent use by Japanese corporations, and its prevalence in Japanese manga and anime has gradually led to its acceptance in English-speaking countries as a noun for a Japanese white-collar...
, and no longer publishes in the manga industry.
Works
(November 1983, Tokuma Shoten) (1984, ISBN 4-88570-465-0, Tokyo Sanseisha) (October 1985, ISBN 488570488X, Tokyo Sanseisha) (June 1986, ISBN 4885705045, Tokyo Sanseisha) (November 1989, ISBN 4885705762, Tokyo Sanseisha) (Tokyo Sanseisha) (1987-01-10, ISBN 4885705185, Tokyo Sanseisha)Anthologies
Hayasaka's work has appeared in the following anthologies. (1982-11-10, ISBN ) (multiple issues, Tokyo Sanseisha)Sources: