is 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...

 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...

 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...

 and member of the Year 24 Group

Year 24 group

refers to one of two female manga artist groups which are considered to have revolutionized shōjo manga . Their works often examine "radical and philosophical issues", including sexuality and gender issues, and many of their works are now considered "classics" of shōjo manga...

. She made her professional debut in 1969 with Kotchi muite Mama! in Bessatsu Margaret

Bessatsu Margaret

, or for short, is a shōjo manga magazine published monthly in Japan by Shueisha. It is targeted at girls aged roughly 12-17. It is a spinoff of the magazine Margaret.-Current:*360° Material - Touko Minami*Acanthus - Izumi Yamaguchi...

, and has since written mainly historical 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...

. She is best known for her series Mari to Shingo (published in Hana to Yume

Hana to Yume

is a semi-monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha.The magazine is published on the 4th and 22nd of every month. It is often nicknamed as among the readers...

from 1979–1984) about a romance between two young men in the early Shōwa era

Showa period

The , or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 through January 7, 1989.The Shōwa period was longer than the reign of any previous Japanese emperor...

.

She received the 1985 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 for Yume no Ishibumi, a multi-volume collection of short stories with shōnen-ai themes.

In 1998, Kihara adapted Torikaebaya monogatari

Torikaebaya Monogatari

, translated into English as The Changelings, is a Japanese tale from the late Heian period by an unknown author, or possibly more than one author. It is four volumes in length....

, a Heian-era tale, into a manga volume called Torikaebaya Ibun. Her manga was then adapted as a Takarazuka Revue

Takarazuka Revue

The Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese all-female musical theater troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals, and sometimes stories adapted from shōjo manga and Japanese folktales. The troupe takes its name...

 musical.

In 1999, Kihara won the Shimada Prize for Yubi no tankyu: Kano Tan'yu ron.

Manga

• Yume no Ishibumi (夢の碑)
• Angelique (アンジェリク)
• An adaptation of Anne Golon
  Anne Golon
  Anne Golon is a French author, better known to English-speaking readers as Sergeanne Golon. She has written a series of novels about a heroine Angelique....
  
  's Angelique
  Angelique (series)
  Angelique is series of 13 French historical adventure books by the novelist duo Anne and Serge Golon. The first 10 books have been adapted into English while numbers 11-13 have not...
  
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• Ten made Agare! (天まであがれ!)
• Suishō to Velvet (水晶と天鵞絨)
• Iwa wo Makura ni Hoshi wo Daki (岩を枕に星を抱き)
• Junkin no Dōwa (純金の童話)
• Tsue to Tsubasa (杖と翼)
• Ginshōsui (銀晶水)
• Gin'iro no Romance (銀色のロマンス)
• Itoshiki Gen Tsukushiteyo (愛しき言つくしてよ)
• Diamond Gozzilaan (ダイヤモンド・ゴジラーン)
• 47 Moji (47 Characters) (四十七文字)
• Ōji-sama ga Īno! (王子さまがいいの!)
• Emerald no Kaizoku (エメラルドの海賊)
• Kihara Toshie Zenshū (Complete Works of Toshie Kihara) (木原敏江全集)
• Furufuru (ふるふる)
• Mugonka (無言歌)
• Kadentha (花伝ツァ)
• Shiroi Mori (White Forest) (白い森)
• Hinata e Hikage eno Romance (日なたへ日かげへのロマンス)　
• Odeai Asobase (お出合いあそばせ)
• Mugen Kaden (夢幻花伝)
• Hana no Na no Himegimi (花の名の姫君)
• Sieglinde no Komoriuta (Sieglinde's Lullaby) (ジークリンデの子守歌)
• Dōshitano Daisy? (どうしたのデイジー？)
• Last Tango (ラストタンゴ)
• Āra Waga Tono! (あ-らわが殿!)
• Ginga Sou Nano! (銀河荘なの!)
• Bernstain (ベルンシュタイン)
• Torikaebaya Ibun (とりかえばや異聞)
• Nue (鵺)
• Classic na Safari (クラシックなサファリ)
• Chitose no Saikai (千歳の再会)
• Ugetsu Monogatari (雨月物語)
• Ōeyama Kaden (大江山花伝)
• Taishō Roman Tanteitan (大正浪漫探偵譚)
• Tasogare no Cinderella (黄昏のシンデレラ)
• Fuchi to Narinu (渕となりぬ)
• Fūrenki (風恋記)
• Mari to Shingo (Mari and Shingo) (摩利と新吾)

External links

• Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide
• Toshie Kihara Database - fan site