| Aki Irie | |
| Native Name: | 入江 亜季 |
| Native Name Lang: | jp |
| Pronunciation: | いりえ あき |
| Birth Place: | Marugame, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Occupation: | Manga artist |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
Aki Irie (入江 亜季, Irie Aki) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for her work Ran and the Gray World (乱と灰色の世界, Ran to Haiiro no Sekai). She was born in Marugame, Kagawa.
Before starting her career as a mangaka, Irie studied Chinese literature in university.
Irie made a few doujinshis before her 2004 debut with Albertina (アルベルティーナ) published in the magazine, Comic Beam. In 2006, she began her first serialized manga in the same magazine, Gunjou Gakusha (群青学舎).[1] The series was a compilation of short stories centering on the colour blue, and resulted in four published volumes which also included her first work, Albertina.
In 2008, Irie's first long-running manga Ran and the Gray World was serialized in the magazine Fellows!. In 2013, Fellows! magazine was rebranded and named Harta. In 2016, her second long-running series Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest (北北西に曇と往け, Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike) began serialization in Harta. Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest moved serialization to Blue Knight following its establishment in April 2021.
In 2011, Ran and the Gray World was selected as a recommended work by the jury committee in the manga division of the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival.[3] In 2019, Irie's work Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest was nominated for the Manga Taisho award.[4]