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We have a new thread where you can post your FAN ARTS... here
Also another thread where you can post your self-made BANNER for the Group...here
Be a part of "AI YAZAWA's MANGA CHARACTER ROLE".
»» Just think of your most favorite character in any of Ai Yazawa's Manga then apply in the designated forum...
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••• Given name (in kanji) ♥
Date of Birth
»» 1967-03-07
Chinese Zodiac
»» Goat
Hometown
»» Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Height
»» 168 cm
Foot
»» 24.5 cm
Blood Type
»» B
Pierce Hole
»» One in her right ear, two in her left ear. (same as Mikako Kouda)
Hobby
»» Movie and reading(magazine and mystery novel), etc.
Favorite Book
»» Ryukou Tsuushin, SPUR, High fashion, Ongaku to Hito
Favorite Food
»» Chocolate
Favorite Brand
»» Vivienne Westwood
Favorite Musician
»» The Yellow Monkey, Ringo Shiina
Favorite Movie
»» Velvet Goldmine
Favorite Actor
»» Morgan Freeman, Nicolas Cage
Weakness
»» Green Caterpillar
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•••»» Her pen name comes from the musician Eikichi Yazawa (whom she loves & respects) and her real first name, "Ai"
•••»» Ai's interest include fashion (she always dresses up and often changes her hair style).
At piont, she was attending fashion school to be a stylist (she has excellent taste).
•••»» She always says if she weren't a manga-ka, she'd be a stylist.
•••»» Lately, she's been sporting kimonos and often works while wearing one. Her fashion sense is put to good use in her manga and can be seen in page after page of her works. She designs all the clothing herself!
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»» Her favorite musicians includes:
Eichiki Yazawa, The Yellow Monkey, Dreams Come True, and Judy & Mary.
»» She pays homepage to these musicians in her manga.
»» She likes people like Yosuke Eguchi and modeled a character from Kagen no Tsuki (Adam) after Kazuya Yoshii, the vocal of The Yellow Monkey.
»» The main character in Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (Midori Saejima) is a fan of Dreams Come True.
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♥~ »» Yazawa started her manga publishing life in 1985; throughout 15 years of publishing, she wrote over 10 series in Ribon. While most of her manga continues to be published in Japan by Shueisha, publishers of Ribon and Cookie (in which Nana is serialized), series like Paradise Kiss now appear in other magazines such as Zipper, published by Shodensha.
♥~ »» Yazawa's works are most popular among women and young girls. The storylines generally are centered on young women and their relationships, something with which her young fanbase identifies. The characters are always very stylish, and she is known especially for her hip sense of fashion. Another key point is her strikingly unique, often rebellious characters, who tend to be juxtaposed against the more traditional ones.
»» 15-nenme (1986)
»» Love Letter (1987)
»» Kaze ni Nare! (1988)
»» Escape (1988)
»» Ballad Made Soba ni Ite (1989, 2 volumes)
»» Marine Blue no Kaze ni Dakarete (1990-1991, 4 volumes)
»» Usubeni no Arashi (1992)
»» Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (1992-1995, 8 volumes)
»» Gokinjo Monogatari (1995-1998, 7 volumes)
»» Kagen no Tsuki (1998-1999, 3 volumes)
»» Paradise Kiss (2000-2004, 5 volumes, published by Shodensha)
»» Nana (2000-ongoing, 18 volumes in Japan so far)
»» Princess Ai (2004-2006, 3 volumes - character designs only -)
»» Yazawa's most famous manga include Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (I'm Not an Angel), Gokinjo Monogatari (Neighborhood Story), Paradise Kiss, and Nana.
»» All five volumes of Paradise Kiss have been released in English by Tokyopop. Nana was formerly running in Shojo Beat and is now being released by Viz Media, bi-monthly. In Japan it continues to run in Cookie.
»» In 2003, she was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for Nana.
In the news 7 times:
2006-04-08 - 10th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award Finalists Announced
2005-11-25 - NANA TV Series
2005-07-12 - Nana Live Action Article
2005-03-22 - Paradise Kiss Anime
2004-06-02 - Princess Ai Release Announced
2003-07-18 - Courtney Love Teams with TOKYOPOP for New Manga
2001-09-30 - December Releases
