Yasuko Aoike

Yasuko Aoike (青池 保子 "Aoike Yasuko") is a Japanese manga artist, born on July 24, 1948 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi [ann name|id=26978|name=Yasuko Aoike] . Most of her works are shōjo manga, predominantly focused on romance, adventure, and light comedy, and many of them contain elements of shōnen-ai. She is included in Year 24 group. [cite journal | last=Thorn |first=Matt | authorlink=Matt Thorn | year=2005 | title=A History of Manga | journal=Animerica: Anime & Manga Monthly | volume=4 | issue=2,4, & 6 | url=http://www.matt-thorn.com/mangagaku/history.html | accessdate=2008-01-02 ]

She is best known for "From Eroica with Love", which was originally published by Akita Shoten from 1978 and onwards. CMX began translating the stories into English and publishing them for a Western audience in 2004.

elected works

Yasuko Aoike has worked on various stand-alone manga and short stories that are included in other volumes: [Further details, including publication dates, publisher, format, ISBN, and a brief synopsis, is available at cite web | url=http://www.eroicafans.org/ | title=From Eroica With Love | accessdate=2006-03-21]

* "Greenhill Story" (story by Keiko Nagita)
* "Miriam Blue's Lake" (story by Keiko Nagita)
* "From Eroica with Love"
* "Sons of Eve"
* "Seven Seas, Seven Skies"
* "El Alcon"
* "Ivy Navy"
* "Trafalgar"
* "Z"
* "Der Freischutz"
* "Alcasar"
* "The Tale of a Priest and a Doctor"
* "The Day of Saladin"
* "Richard, the Lion-Hearted"
* "Brother Falco"
* "The Temptation of Scarlet"
* "The Carthaginian Fantasy"
* "The Melancholy of Her Majesty"
* "The Knight of Drachen"
* "Plus Ultra" (collection of pictures)
* "Aoike Yasuko Official Character Guide Book"

References

External links

* [http://aoikeyasuko.com/ Official website] ja icon
* [http://www.eroicafans.org/ From Eroica With Love] - fan page