Natsumi Itsuki

Natsumi Itsuki 樹なつみ
Born	February 5, 1960(1960-02-05) Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Oz Jyu Oh Sei Eight Clouds Rising
Awards	1993 Seiun Award for best science fiction manga - Oz 1997 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo - Eight Clouds Rising

Natsumi Itsuki (樹なつみ, Itsuki Natsumi^?, born 5 February 1960 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist best known for writing science fiction manga. She debuted in 1979 with Megumi-chan ni Sasageru Comedy in LaLa. She won the 1993 Seiun Award for best science fiction manga for Oz and the 1997 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for Eight Clouds Rising.^[1][2] Several of her works have been adapted as anime, including Jyu Oh Sei, Oz, Eight Clouds Rising, and Hanasakeru Seishōnen. Her series Demon Sacred and Jyu Oh Sei are licensed in North America by Tokyopop,^[3][4] and the anime of Jyu Oh Sei is distributed in English by Funimation.^[5]

Works

Story & Art (manga)

• Vampir
• Demon Sacred
• Hanasakeru Seishōnen
• Jyu Oh Sei
• OZ
• Yakumo Tatsu (Eight Clouds Rising)
• Marcello Storia
• Passion Parade
• Tokiiro Triangle
• Eccentric City

Original story (OAV, TV anime)

OVA

• Yakumo Tatsu
• OZ

TV anime

• Jyu Oh Sei
• Hanasakeru Seishōnen

References

1. ^ "日本SFファングループ連合会議：星雲賞リスト" (in Japanese). http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/list.html. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 
2. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-21. 
3. ^ "Tokyopop Announces New Manga Titles (Update 2)". Anime News Network. 2008-07-05. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-05/tokyopop-anonunces-new-manga-titles. Retrieved 2008-08-24. 
4. ^ "Tokyopop Acquires Jyu Oh Sei Manga". Anime News Network. 2007-07-02. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-02/tokyopop-acquires-jyu-oh-sei-manga-ax-2007. Retrieved 2008-08-24. 
5. ^ "Funimation Offers Subbed Downloads of Jyu-Oh-Sei". Anime News Network. 2008-07-21. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-21/funimation-offers-subbed-downloads-of-jyu-oh-sei. Retrieved 2008-08-24. 

External links

• Official Web Site (Japanese)
• Hakusensha's Comicate Interview with Natsumi Itsuki (Japanese)
• Natsumi Itsuki at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page

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Name	Itsuki, Natsumi
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Date of birth	1960-02-05
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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