Mayu Sakai

{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}

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{{expand Japanese|topic=bio|酒井まゆ|date=September 2012}}

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{{nihongo|Mayu Sakai|酒井まゆ|Sakai Mayu|born January 7, 1982}} is a female Japanese manga artist who once worked as an assistant to Miho Obana. Her works were initially serialized in Ribon before being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. She has also been featured in one of Shueisha's shōnen publications, Jump SQ.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/44502|title=CLAMP6年ぶりの新連載「GATE 7」満を持してスタート - コミックナタリー|first=Natasha|last=Inc.|date=|website=natalie.mu|accessdate=November 27, 2017}}

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Career

Sakai attended Ribon Manga School and debuted as a manga artist during her third year in high school.{{cite web | url=https://ribon.shueisha.co.jp/manga-gp/4th/interview/sakai.html | title=新人まんがグランプリ 審査員スペシャルインタビュー | trans-title=New Manga Grand Prix: Special Interview with Judges | language=ja | work=Ribon | publisher=Shueisha | date=2023 | access-date=2025-06-26 | url-status=dead | archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230129161732/https://ribon.shueisha.co.jp/manga-gp/4th/interview/sakai.html | archive-date=2023-01-29}}

Works

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Title

! Year

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! Refs

{{nihongo3プライマル·オレンジ|Puraimaru Orenji|lit. Primal Orange}}

| 2000

| Published by Shueisha

| {{cite book |first= Mayu |last= Sakai |script-title=ja:ボクたちの旅 |date= May 19, 2009 |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 978-4-08-856345-9}}

{{nihongo3五月少女|Gogatsu Shōjo|lit. Girl in May}}

| 2001

| Published by Shueisha

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{{nihongo3ボクたちの旅|Boku Tachi no Tabi|lit. Our Journey}}

| 2001–02

| Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha, 5 volumes

| {{cite book |first= Mayu |last= Sakai |script-title=ja:永田町ストロベリィ (5) |date= May 19, 2009 |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 978-4-08-856587-3}}

{{nihongo3プラチナ|Purachina|lit. Platinum }}

| 2002

| Published by Shueisha

| {{cite book |first= Mayu |last= Sakai |script-title=ja:ナインパズル (1) |date= May 19, 2009 |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 978-4-08-856410-4}}

{{nihongo3イチゴナミダ|Ichigo Namida|lit. Strawberry Tears}}

| 2002

| Published by Shueisha

| {{cite book |first= Mayu |last= Sakai |script-title=ja:ナインパズル (2) |date= May 19, 2009 |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 978-4-08-856425-8}}

{{nihongo312月のマリア|Jū-ni-gatsu no Maria}}

| 2002

| Published by Shueisha

| {{cite book |first= Mayu |last= Sakai |script-title=ja:永田町ストロベリィ (1) |date= May 19, 2009 |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 978-4-08-856475-3}}

{{nihongo3ナインパズル|Nain Pazuru|lit. Nine Puzzle}}

| 2002

| Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha, 2 volumes

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{{nihongo3永田町ストロベリィ|Nagatachō Sutoroberī}}

| 2002–04

| Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha, 5 volumes

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{{nihongo3|Boku wa Mahou ga Tsukaenai|ぼくは魔法が使えない|Boku ha Mahou ga Tsukaenai}}

| 2003

| Published by Shueisha

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{{nihongo3ベイビー、フェイク*ファー|Beibī, Feiku*Fā|lit. Baby, Fake*Fur}}

| 2004

| Published by Shueisha

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Peter Pan Syndrome

| 2004–05

| Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha, 2 volumes

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{{nihongo3王様と王子様と私.|Ou-sama to Ouji-sama to Watashi.}}

| 2005

| Published by Shueisha

| {{cite book |first= Mayu |last= Sakai |script-title=ja:ピーターパン♠症候群 (2) |date= May 19, 2009 |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 978-4-08-856657-3}}

{{nihongo3エンドレス·マーチ|Endoresu Māchi|lit. Endless March}}

| 2005

| Published by Shueisha

| {{cite book |first= Mayu |last= Sakai |script-title=ja:ロッキン★ヘブン (1) |date= May 19, 2009 |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 978-4-08-856687-0}}

Rockin' Heaven

| 2005–08

| Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha, 8 volumes

| {{cite book |first= Mayu |last= Sakai |script-title=ja:ロッキン★ヘブン (6) |date= May 19, 2009 |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 978-4-08-856799-0}}

Momo

| 2008–11

| Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha, 7 volumes

| {{cite book |first= Mayu |last= Sakai |title=MOMO (1) |date= May 19, 2009 |publisher= Shueisha |language= Japanese |isbn= 978-4-08-856869-0}}

Sugar Soldier

| 2011–15

| Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha, 10 volumes

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{{Nihongo3クレマチカ靴店|Kuremachika kutsu-ten|Kuremachika Shoe Store}}

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| Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha, 1 volume

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{{Nihongo3メリーバッドエンド酒井まゆ短編集|Merībaddoendo sakai mayu tanhenshū|lit. "Merry Bad Ending Mayu Sakai short stories"}}

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| Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha, 1 volume

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Hello, Innocent

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|Serialized in Ribon
Published by Shueisha

|{{Cite web|title=Mayu Sakai Launches New Hello, Innocent Manga in June|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-05/mayu-sakai-launches-new-hello-innocent-manga-in-june/.159264|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}

References

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{{cite web

| url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/authorities/11034

| script-title=ja:著者:酒井まゆ

|trans-title=Author: Mayu Sakai

| publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs | work=Media Arts Database

| accessdate=January 19, 2016

| location=Japan | language=Japanese}}

}}