- Katsura Hoshino
] While working, Hoshino enjoys listening to "
Final Fantasy " soundtracks and "Dragon Ball " CDs. She listens to the bandsPorno Graffitti ,L'Arc en Ciel , andjazz music.cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man |publisher=Viz Media |date=November 2006|volume=Vol. 3|pages=p. 86|isbn=1-4215-0625-4]Family
Hoshino has an older twin sister, who often visits her, and a younger brother. To please her sister, and because she liked to draw, she used to draw manga every day. She drew her first manga at 21. Hoshino also has a cat named nihongo|Koro|コロ, often translated as Coro, who has a birth defect and has difficulty walking. Even so, she says that Koro does its best to move around, often rolling around on the floor. According to Hoshino, this cheers her up, especially when her editor, Yoshida, yells at her. In her opinion, Koro resembles Timcanpy. [cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=
D.Gray-man |publisher=Viz Media |date=May 6 2008 |volume=Vol. 9|pages=p. 1|isbn=1-4215-1610-1]Gender dispute
No official photo of Hoshino has been published; however based on her drawing style and past comments, particularly those for Miranda Lotto, Japanese fans usually assumed Hoshino to be female.
Viz Media refers to Katsura as male. She often uses "boku", the male way of referring to oneself used also bytomboy s, and "jibun", a more polite and humble way used by both genders. In the August of 2008, Hoshino attended the AnimagiC convention inBonn , Germany for three days as a guest of honor, making this her first public appearance relating to the "D.Gray-man" manga series as well as her first trip abroad. [cite web|url=http://www.jumpland.com/blog/?p=124|title=Jumpland Blog - Katsura Hoshino|publisher=Jumpland|accessdate=2008-08-06] This appearance confirmed her to be female.Meanings of name
Hoshino claimed to have been teased about wearing a
toupée in her childhood, because her first name "Katsura" is also a Japanese word meaning toupée, though written with a differentkanji .cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man |publisher=Viz Media |date=November 2006|volume=Vol. 3|pages=p. 66|isbn=1-4215-0625-4] Hoshino's first name uses the character forCercidiphyllum . The kanji for "Katsura" can also mean moon, leading "Hoshino Katsura" to mean "star's moon" because "hoshi" is a word meaning star and "no" is a possessive particle. [cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man |publisher=Viz Media |date=November 2006|volume=Vol. 3|pages=p. 1|isbn=1-4215-0625-4] Therefore, Katsura seems to be her real name, though no official statement has been made.Works
Hoshino's debut manga "Continue" appeared in the
Weekly Shonen Jump in 2003.cite web|url=http://www.glenatmanga.com/katsura-hoshino-000000042666-089.htm|title=Katsura Hoshino|publisher=at Glénat Manga|language=French|accessdate=2008-06-28] She also wrote an unpublished manga called "Book-man". Many of her characters come from earlier works such as these while some are modeled after real people such as famous scientists and, in one case, a silver accessory brand name. [cite book |title= D.Gray-man, Volume 1 |year= 2006|last= Hoshino |first= Katsura |publisher=Viz Media |page=p. 172|isbn= 1-4215-0623-8 ] [cite book |title= D.Gray-man, Volume 1 |year= 2006|last= Hoshino |first= Katsura |publisher=Viz Media |page=p. 152|isbn= 1-4215-0623-8 ] [cite book |title= D.Gray-man, Volume 1 |year= 2006|last= Hoshino |first= Katsura |publisher=Viz Media |page=p. 112|isbn= 1-4215-0623-8 ] [cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man |publisher=Viz Media |date=November 2006|volume=Vol. 3|pages=p. 124|isbn=1-4215-0625-4] She is the author of the manga pilot "Zone", which was published inShueisha 's magazineAkamaru Jump . This later paved the way for the "D.Gray-man" series, which began in 2004 and is currently serialized inWeekly Shonen Jump . Ananime , as well as two novels, have been adapted from the series. [cite web |url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703156-X&mode=1 |title= D.Gray－man Reverse1 |language=Japanese |publisher=Shueisha |accessdate=2008-06-02] [cite web |url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703165-9&mode=1 |title= D.Gray－man Reverse2 |language=Japanese |publisher=Shueisha |accessdate=2008-06-02] The manga is being sold in ten countries, including theUnited States ,Germany , andFrance .cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-07-18/new-viz-manga|title=New Viz Manga|publisher=Anime News Network |date=2005-07-18 |accessdate=2008-06-02] cite web|url=http://animagic-online.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94&Itemid=168|title=AnimagiC - Katsura Hoshino|accessdate=2008-08-05|language= German] An English dub of the anime is expected in early 2009 fromFUNimation . [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-17/funimation-entertainment-acquires-romeo-x-juliet |title=Funimation Acquires Romeo x Juliet, D. Gray-Man (Updated)
publisher=Anime News Network |date=2008-05-17 |accessdate=2008-06-02] [cite web |url=http://www.mania.com/funimation-talks-dgrayman_article_72984.html|title=FUNimation talks D. Gray-Man|publisher=mania.com |date=2008-05-19 |accessdate=2008-08-06]In Japan, "D.Gray-man" was put on a hiatus due to Hoshino falling seriously ill from
Norovirus and the second being an injury in her neck. However the series continued shortly after. [cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-11-07/d.gray-man-manga-ka-ill|title=D.Gray-man Manga-ka Ill|publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=2008-06-03] [cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-02-24/d.gray-man-on-hiatus-again|title=D.Gray-man on Hiatus...Again|publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=2008-06-03] [cite web|url=http://comipress.com/news/2006/12/17/1175|title=D.Gray-man Artist Contracts Norovirus|date=2006-12-17|publisher=Comipress.com|accessdate=2008-09-27] [cite web|url=http://comipress.com/news/2006/05/31/186|title=Rurouni Kenshin Manga Complete Edition, D.Gray-man Author Talks About Injury|date=2006-05-31|publisher=Comipress.com|accessdate=2008-09-27]ee also
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NAME = Hoshino, Katsura
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Manga artist
DATE OF BIRTH = April 21, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH = Shiga Prefecture, Japan
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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