Fumiyo Kōno Explained

Fumiyo Kōno (Fumiyo Kouno)
Birth Date:	28 September 1968
Birth Place:	Nishi-ku, Hiroshima
Nationality:	Japanese
Area:	manga artist and writer
Notable Works:	Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms In This Corner of the World

, commonly romanized Fumiyo Kouno, is a Japanese manga artist from Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, known for her 2004 manga Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms and her 2007 manga In This Corner of the World which got an anime film adaptation in 2016 by MAPPA.

Biography

She was born in Hiroshima in 1968 and began drawing manga when she was in junior high school. She states that she began drawing manga because her parents would not often buy her manga.^[1] Kōno studied science at Hiroshima University and moved to Tokyo, becoming an assistant to Katsuyuki Toda, Aki Morino, and Fumiko Tanigawa. Kōno made her commercial debut in 1995 with Machikado Hana Da Yori. She feels that Osamu Tezuka and Fujiko Fujio were among her early influences, but then she was inspired by Sanpei Shirato's literary style and at present, she takes inspiration from Yu Takita's versatility.^[1] She graduated from the University of the Air in 2001 with a major in Humanities.^[2]

Works

Selected works. (Titles without an English version are given a literal translation enclosed in quotation marks.)

• (serialized 1995–1996 and 2002–2003, collected 2007, Futabasha), 1 volume^[3]
• (serialized 1997–2004, collected 2009, Futabasha)^{[4] [5]} (2017 reprint Futabasha),^{[6] [7]} 2 volumes
  • Pippira Nōto 1 (2000 Futabasha)^[8]
  • Pippira Nōto: Kanketsuhen (2004 Futabasha)^[9]
• (serialized 1999–2001, collected 2005, Ohzora Shuppan)^[10]
• (serialized 2001–2004, collected 2005, Futabasha)^[11] (2009 reprint Futabasha)^[12]
• (script Akiho Kousaka, serialized 2001–2002, Fukuinkan Shoten)
• (serialized 2003–2004, collected 2004, Futabasha)^{[13] [14]}
• (serialized 2004–2006, collected 2006, Futabasha),^{[15] [16]} 2 volumes
• (serialized 2007–2009, collected 2008–2009, Futabasha)^{[17] [18] [19] [20]} (2011 reprint Futabasha),^{[21] [22]} 3 volumes
• (serialized 2009–2010, Futabasha)
• (serialized 2011–2012, Heibonsha)
• (Fukuinkan Shoten)
• (serialized 2012–2016, Nihon Bungeisha)
• (serialized 2018–present, Nihon Bungeisha)

Awards

• 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize (Manga Division) for Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms^[2]
• 2005 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Creative Award for Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
• 2009 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize (Manga Division) for Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni^[23]

References

Citations

Notes and References

1. Web site: JManga: The Official Source for Japanese Comics . 2011-09-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927070321/http://www.jmanga.com/features/interview-with-kouno-sensei . 27 September 2011 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Division Grand Prize YUNAGI NO MACHI SAKURA NO KUNI . . 23 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100116070507/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2004/manga/000446/index.php . 16 January 2010 . dmy-all .
3. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845759407870000000. ja:街角花だより. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
4. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845757269780000000. ja:コミック文庫)ぴっぴら帳 1. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
5. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845757269850000000. ja:コミック文庫)ぴっぴら帳 2. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
6. Web site: ぴっぴら帳 前編 . ja. www.futabasha.co.jp . Futabasha . 21 June 2024.
7. Web site: ぴっぴら帳 後編 . ja. www.futabasha.co.jp . Futabasha . 21 June 2024.
8. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845759370080000000. ja:ぴっぴら帳 1. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
9. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845759389060000000. ja:ぴっぴら帳 完結編. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
10. Web site: http://www.ohzora.co.jp/release/detail/?format=comics&isbn=4-7767-9127-7. ja:こっこさん. Ohzora Shuppan. ja. February 24, 2010. 21 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081221015105/http://www.ohzora.co.jp/release/detail/?format=comics&isbn=4-7767-9127-7. dead.
11. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845759396200000000. ja:長い道. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
12. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845757271420000000. ja:コミック文庫)長い道. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
13. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845752974470000000. ja:夕凪の街 桜の国. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
14. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845757134350000000. ja:コミック文庫)夕凪の街 桜の国. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
15. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845759400460000000?type=1. ja:さんさん録 1. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
16. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845759401690000000?type=1. ja:さんさん録 2. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
17. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845759414630000000. ja:この世界の片隅に 上. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
18. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845759417910000000. ja:この世界の片隅に 中. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
19. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845759422310000000. ja:この世界の片隅に 下. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
20. Web site: Archived copy . 7 February 2022 . 5 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210105165900/https://www.jpf.go.jp/JF_Contents/GetImage/img_pdf/jbn63.pdf?ContentNo=9&SubsystemNo=1&FileName=img_pdf%2Fjbn63.pdf . dead .
21. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845758394010000000. ja:この世界の片隅に 前編. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
22. Web site: https://www.futabasha.co.jp/book/97845758394180000000. ja:この世界の片隅に 後編. Futabasha. ja. June 21, 2024.
23. Web site: 2009 Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Division Excellence Prize konosekai no katasumi ni . . 23 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100404083933/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2009/manga/001242/ . 4 April 2010 . dmy-all .