Waki Yamato
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox comics creator Template:Nihongo<ref name="nichigai" /> is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 1966 with the short story Dorobō Tenshi.<ref name="nichigai" /><ref>According to ｢BOOK著者紹介情報｣, which can be confirmed in this Amazon page etc.</ref><ref name="PerfectB">｢あさきゆめみし PerfectBook｣ p.181 Special Interview</ref>
Since her debut, Yamato steadily created and published a variety of works in the genre of [[shōjo manga|Template:Transliteration manga]].<ref name="nichigai" /> Among her early time works, Mon Cherie CoCo, 1971, was adapted into an anime television series, and her work, Haikara-san ga Tōru, 1975 to 1977, was very successful, winning the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for Template:Transliteration manga in 1977.<ref name="PerfectB"/><ref name="KodanshaHahn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was also made into a musical for the Takarazuka Revue, an anime series (which reached an international audience through TV broadcasts in Italy and France), and a live-action film. Through these early works, she established her position as one of the most popular manga artists.
Life and works
After the success of Haikara-san ga Tōru, she continued to create many manga, including the comedy Aramis '78 (series), Yokohama Monogatari (The Story of Yokohama), and N. Y. Komachi (The Belle of New York). The latter two were historical manga, set during the Meiji period.
The heroines of these stories were active girls who traveled overseas. Yamato's early work Reidii Mitsuko (Lady Mitsuko), 1976, was based on the true story of Mitsuko Aoyama, who was the mother of Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi.
Similarly, in Yokohama Monogatari, Uno visits California, marries her Japanese lover there and returns to Yokohama, while Mariko visits London to meet her Japanese husband. In N. Y. Komachi tomboy Shino travels to New York and becomes a camerawoman. At the end she settles in America with her husband Danny.
Asaki Yume Mishi
Yamato's major work is Asaki Yume Mishi. Yamato spent 13 years (1980–93) completing this famous long work, based on Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji. Yamato studied the historical details of the Heian period. But she made radical changes to the characters and plot, to fit contemporary mores. Yet her work remains one of the best visualizations of the Heian era.
List of works
Book information from Media Arts Database.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:In lang</ref> (in progress, incomplete).
| N | Title | ja-Title | Label | Vol. | Date of Pub. | Publisher | Magazine | Date | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Thief Angel | lang}} | Teen comics deluxe | 1 | 1972-10-10 | Wakagi shobo | Shojo Friend | 1966 (37th) | Debut short story |
| 02 | Mon Cheri CoCo | lang}} | KC | 3 | 1972-08-28 | Kodansha | Shojo Friend | 1968 | adapted into TV anime (1972) |
| 03 | Haikara-san ga Tōru | lang}} | KC friend | 8 | 1975-1977 | Kodansha | adapted into TV anime (1978–79) | ||
| 04 | Lady Mitsuko | lang}} | KC friend B | 1 | 1977 | Kodansha | |||
| 05 | Killa | Killa | KC friend | 5 | 1978-1979 | Kodansha | |||
| 06 | End of Heaven, Border of Earth | lang}} | KC mimi | 1 | 1979-10-15 | Kodansha | |||
| 07 | Aramis ’78 | lang}} | KC friend B | 4 | 1979–1984 | Kodansha | |||
| 08 | Playball in the Year 2600 | lang}} | KC friend | 5 | 1979–1980 | Kodansha | |||
| 09 | The One with Wings | lang}} | KC friend | 1 | 198008-15 | Kodansha | |||
| 10 | Asaki Yume Mishi | lang}} | KC mimi | 13 | 1980-1993 | Kodansha | based on Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji | ||
| 11 | Moonlight Shining Tree | lang}} | KC friend B | 1 | 1980 | Kodansha | |||
| 12 | Myth of Dark-blue Color | lang}} | KC friend | 1 | 1980-12-15 | Kodansha | |||
| 13 | The Story of Yokohama | lang}} | KC friend | 8 | 1981-1984 | Kodansha | |||
| 14 | The Belle of New York | lang}} | KC friend | 8 | 1986-1988 | Kodansha | |||
| 15 | High Hheels Cop | lang}} | KC mimi deluxe | 5 | 1990-1993 | Kodansha | |||
| 16 | Wow, He is Prince!? | lang}} | KC friend | 1 | 1990-09-13 | Kodansha | |||
| 17 | Fruits of the Angel | lang}} | KC mimi | 3 | 1993-1994 | Kodansha | based on novel by Shizuka Ijuin | ||
| 18 | Natascha of Rainbow | lang}} | KC mimi | 5 | 1995-1997 | Kodansha | based on novel by Mariko Hayashi | ||
| 19 | Samurai facing to the West | lang}} | KC BE LOVE | 5 | 1997-2001 | Kodansha | |||
| 20 | Baby-sitter Gin! | lang}} | K Comics kiss | 9 | 1998-2007 | Kodansha | |||
| 21 | The Scent of Crimson | lang}} | KC BE LOVE | 4 | 1998-2007 | Kodansha | |||
| 22 | The Daughter of Ishtar | lang}} | KC BE LOVE | 16 | 2010-2017 | Kodansha | (The Life of Ono no Otsū) |
Reception
Yamato's story manga Haikara-san ga Tōru series had been sold over 10 million copies. Also, the total sales number of her representative work Asaki YUmemishi had been over 12 million, as of 1997.<ref name="nichigai" />
Notes and references
- Waki Yamato manga Template:Webarchive at Media Arts Database Template:In lang
- List of Works Template:Webarchive fan site, based on ｢大和和紀自選集5｣(Author's Selected Works, Vol.5) Kodansha, (Japanese)
- List of Works Template:Webarchive fan site, based on ｢大和和紀自選集5｣(Author's Selected Works, Vol.5) Kodansha, (Japanese)
- Yamato Waki Haikara-san ga Tooru Kodansha (Japanese comic)
- Yamato Waki Lady Mitsuko Kodansha (Japanese comic)
- Yamato Waki Yokohama Monogatari 8 volumes, Kodansha (Japanese comic)
- Yamato Waki N. Y. Komachi 8 volumes, Kodansha (Japanese comic)
- Yamato Waki Asaki Yume Mishi 13 volumes, Kodansha (Japanese comic)
Bibliography
- Nichigai Associates Editorial Department (April 21, 1997), Dictionary of Manga and Anime artists. Nichigai Associates Co., Ltd. Template:ISBN
- Hiroyuki Hirosaki ed. (July 30, 2021), Bungei Special Feature: Yamato Waki, the 55th Anniversary of Debut. Kawade Shobo Shinsha Co. Ltd. Template:ISBN
- ｢あさきゆめみし PerfectBook｣宝島社 (Takarajima co.ltd.), 2003/2007 Template:ISBN