Kyoko Ariyoshi
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| Kyoko Ariyoshi | |
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| Born | September 14, 1950 Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | manga artist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Genres | fiction |
| Subjects | shōjo manga, ballet manga. |
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Kyoko Ariyoshi (有吉 京子 Ariyoshi Kyōko, born September 14, 1950) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She was born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. She debuted by publishing her work Kitty and a Girl (Koneko to Shōjo) in Shukan Margaret in 1971.
Ariyoshi is well-known for her works of the ballet stories. Swan (Part 1, 1977–1980, and Part 2, 1980–1981),[1] Swan -The Prayer of Swan- (1982–1983) and Applause are the representative works. These are all stories of ballet and ballerinas.
[edit] References
- ^ Gravett, Paul (2004). Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics. Laurence King Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 9781856693912. http://books.google.com/books?id=VgdjrS-lYwQC&pg=PA93. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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