Tsubasa Yamaguchi
{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
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|notable works = Blue Period
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|awards = 13th Manga Taishō, 2020 Kodansha Manga Award in the general category
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{{nihongo|Tsubasa Yamaguchi|山口つばさ|Yamaguchi Tsubasa|lead=yes|extra=born June 26}} is a Japanese manga artist. After she graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, she created two one-shots before launching her first full series, a manga adaptation of She and Her Cat. Following its completion, she launched Blue Period.
Biography
Tsubasa Yamaguchi was born on June 26 in Tokyo.{{cite web|title=profile & works|url=http://t8s2.jugem.jp/?eid=138#gsc.tab=0|publisher=Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog|date=January 1, 2010|access-date=July 11, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101035025/http://t8s2.jugem.jp/?eid=138#gsc.tab=0|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=「美大は"絵で食べる方法"を教えてくれない」 漫画『ブルーピリオド』作者と完売画家が考える"美術で生きる術"|url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/spv/1902/23/news004.html|website=IT Media|last1=Takahashi|first1=Fumihiko|author2=Netorabo|date=February 23, 2019|access-date=July 11, 2021|language=ja}} After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, she published two one-shots in Good! Afternoon. In 2016, she launched her first full series in Monthly Afternoon, which was a manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's She and Her Cat.{{cite web|title=Makoto Shinkai's She and Her Cat Anime Gets Manga Adaptation|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-25/makoto-shinkai-she-and-her-cat-anime-gets-manga-adaptation/.97915|website=Anime News Network|last=Hallmark|first=Kyle|date=January 25, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
On June 17, 2017, she launched her second series, titled Blue Period, in Monthly Afternoon.{{cite web|title=美大受験に挑む男子高校生描く新連載「ブルーピリオド」アフタヌーンで始動|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/238143|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=June 25, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2021|language=ja}} In 2019, Yamaguchi got married.{{cite web|title=結婚式した話|url=http://t8s2.jugem.jp/?eid=258#gsc.tab=0|publisher=Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog|date=April 27, 2019|access-date=July 11, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717150731/http://t8s2.jugem.jp/?eid=258#gsc.tab=0|url-status=dead}} In the same year, Blue Period was nominated for the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=12th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 13 Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-21/12th-manga-taisho-awards-nominate-13-titles/.142346|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 11, 2021|date=January 21, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=43rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-03/43rd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.145348|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 11, 2021|date=April 3, 2019}} In 2020, Blue Period won the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Tsubasa Yamaguchi's The Blue Period. Manga Wins 13th Manga Taisho Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-16/tsubasa-yamaguchi-the-blue-period-manga-wins-13th-manga-taisho-awards/.157536|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 11, 2021|date=March 16, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=44th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-12/44th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-winners-announced/.159474|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 11, 2021|date=May 12, 2020}} It was also nominated for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-27/24th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced/.156926|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 11, 2021|date=February 27, 2020}} An anime television series adaptation of the series aired in October 2021.{{cite web|last1=Mateo|first1=Alex|title=Blue Period Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, October Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-27/blue-period-anime-1st-promo-video-reveals-cast-october-premiere/.172182|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 11, 2021|date=April 27, 2021}}
Works
=Series=
- {{nihongo|She and Her Cat|彼女と彼女の猫|Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko}} (serialized in Monthly Afternoon) (2016)
- {{nihongo|Blue Period|ブルーピリオド|Burū Piriodo}} (serialized in Monthly Afternoon) (2017–present)
=One-shots=
- {{nihongo|Nude Model|ヌードモデル|}} (published in Good! Afternoon) (2015){{cite web|title=good!アフタヌーン|url=http://t8s2.jugem.jp/?eid=210#gsc.tab=0|publisher=Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog|date=April 7, 2015|access-date=July 11, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=August 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811214325/http://t8s2.jugem.jp/?eid=210#gsc.tab=0|url-status=dead}}
- {{nihongo|Onna no Ko|おんなのこ}} (published in Good! Afternoon) (2015){{cite web|title=エロスカーニバル|url=http://t8s2.jugem.jp/?eid=215#gsc.tab=0|publisher=Tsubasa Yamaguchi's blog|date=August 7, 2015|access-date=July 11, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=August 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811214345/http://t8s2.jugem.jp/?eid=215#gsc.tab=0|url-status=dead}}
- {{nihongo|Kamiya|神屋|}} (2022){{cite web|title=コミックDAYS|url=https://comic-days.com/episode/3270375685420184708}}
=Other=
- {{nihongo||あなたはここで、息ができるの？|Anata wa Koko de, Iki ga Dekiru no?}} (light novel illustrations) (2020){{cite web|title=あなたはここで、息ができるの？|url=https://www.shinchobunko-nex.jp/books/180188.html|publisher=Shinchosha|access-date=July 11, 2021|language=ja}}
References
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External links
- [http://t8s2.jugem.jp/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318051001/http://t8s2.jugem.jp/ |date=March 18, 2020 }} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|people|162962}}
{{Manga Taishō}}
{{Kodansha Manga Award - General}}
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Category:Manga artists from Tokyo
Category:Tokyo University of the Arts alumni