Yukari Ichijo

Japanese manga artist

Yukari Ichijo 一条ゆかり
Born	(1949-09-19) September 19, 1949 (age 74) Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Yūkan Club, Pride
Awards	Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo - Yūkan Club Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize - Pride

Yukari Ichijo (一条ゆかり, Ichijō Yukari, born 19 September 1949 in Okayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo and josei manga artist.

She made her debut as a professional manga artist in 1968 with Yuki no Serenade. In 1986 she received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Yūkan Club,^[1] and in 2007, she received an Excellence Prize in manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival for Pride.^[2] Several of her series have been dramatized, including Yūkan Club as an anime OVA and Designer and Tadashii Ren'ai no Susume as high-rated live-action television dramas.^[3] A live-action film based on her work Pride was released in 2009.

Yoshimi Uchida worked for her as an assistant in the 1970s.^[4]

References

^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
^ "Japan Media Arts Plaza". Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
^ "Series Based on Yukari Ichijo Manga Dominate Afternoon TV". Anime News Network. 13 October 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
^ "少女マンガ家はラファエル前派の夢を見るか". Geijutsu Shinchō. 2014–02.

External links

Yukari Ichijo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide

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Kodansha Manga Award – Shōjo

1970s

Haikara-san ga Tōru by Waki Yamato and Candy Candy by Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (1977)
Seito Shokun! by Yōko Shōji (1978)
Wata no Kunihoshi by Yumiko Ōshima (1979)

1980s

Lemon Report by Mayumi Yoshida (1980)
Ohayō! Spank by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi (1981)
Yōkihi-den by Suzue Miuchi (1982)
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi by Ryoko Yamagishi (1983)
Lady Love by Hiromu Ono (1984)
Mahiro Taiken by Naomi Nishi (1985)
Yūkan Club by Yukari Ichijō (1986)
Nana Iro Majikku by Yū Asagiri (1987)
Junjō Crazy Fruits by Akemi Matsunae (1988)
Chibi Maruko-chan by Momoko Sakura and Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! by Yumiko Suzuki (1989)

1990s

Pride by Naka Marimura (1990)
Eien no Nohara by Mieko Ōsaka (1991)
Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa by Mariko Iwadate (1992)
Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi (1993)
Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite iru by Junko Karube (1994)
Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku by Mari Ozawa (1995)
A Gentle Breeze in the Village by Fusako Kuramochi (1996)
Eight Clouds Rising by Natsumi Itsuki (1997)
Kodocha by Miho Obana (1998)
Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda (1999)

2000s

Guru Guru Pon-chan by Satomi Ikezawa (2000)
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya (2001)
Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga (2002)
Honey and Clover by Chica Umino and Tramps Like Us by Yayoi Ogawa (2003)
Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya (2004)
Hey Pitan! by Risa Itō and A Perfect Day for Love Letters by George Asakura (2005)
Life by Keiko Suenobu (2006)
IS by Chiyo Rokuhana (2007)
Kimi ni Todoke by Karuho Shiina (2008)
Kiyoku Yawaku by Ryo Ikuemi (2009)

2010s

Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura (2010)
Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu (2011)
Shitsuren Chocolatier by Setona Mizushiro (2012)
My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko (2013)
House of the Sun by Ta'amo (2014)
The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino (2015)
Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko (2016)
My Boy in Blue by Maki Miyoshi (2017)
Tōmei na Yurikago by Bakka Okita (2018)
Perfect World by Rie Aruga (2019)

2020s

Our Precious Conversations by Robico (2020)
A Condition Called Love by Megumi Morino (2021)
Nina the Starry Bride by Rikachi (2022)
My Girlfriend's Child by Mamoru Aoi (2023)
I See Your Face, Turned Away by Rumi Ichinohe (2024)

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