Kazune Kawahara Explained
is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for creating the romantic comedy shōjo manga High School Debut (Koukou Debut).[1] [2] Kawahara has also published and authored several other manga series, most notably Ai no Tame ni and Aozora Yell,[1] and mostly specialises in the genre of romance.
Works
Manga
- Shiawase no Kanzume – 1 volume, 1993
- Tensei – 1 volume, 1993
- Nakitaku Nattara Oshiete ne – 1 volume, 1995
- 500 Mile – 1 volume, 1996
- Shuugaku Ryokou – 1 volume, 1996
- Sensei! – 20 volumes, 1996–2007 - adapted to a live action film My Teacher in 2017
- Platinum Snow – 1 volume, 2000
- Ai no Tame ni – 1 volume, 2002
- High School Debut (Koukou Debut) – 13 volumes, 2003–2008 - adapted to a live action film in 2011
- Aozora Yell – 19 volumes, 2008–2015 - adapted to a live action film in 2016
- Enren Debut – 2009 (oneshot, sequel of Koukou Debut)
- The Secret of Friendship[3] (Tomodachi no Hanashi) – 1 volume, 2010
- My Love Story!! (Ore Monogatari!!) – 13 volumes, 2011–2016
- Mayuge no Kakudo wa 45° de – 2013 (single chapter, crossover from "Aozora Yell" and "Kimi ni Todoke")
- Suteki na Kareshi – 14 volumes, 2016–2020
- A Star Brighter Than the Sun – 7 volumes, 2021–present
Adaptation for comics
- Muteki no Love Power – 1 volume, 2005
- Kimi ga Sukida Kara!! – 1 volume, 2005
- Koukou Debut – re-released, 8 volumes, 2012
Light novels
Kawahara's series has also been adapted as a collection of six light novels written by and illustrated by Kazune Kawahara. They were published by Shueisha under its Cobalt imprint starting in June 2007.[4]
- , published 28 June 2007 [4]
- , published 1 August 2007 [5]
- , published 1 November 2007 [6]
- , published 26 December 2007 [7]
- , published 1 April 2008 [8]
- , published 2 September 2008 - This is an original story, and not an adaptation.[9]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: High School Debut's Kawahara Launches Aozora Yell (Updated). Anime News Network. 2 March 2010. 2023-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604235153/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-10/high-school-debut-kawahara-launches-aozora-yell. live.
- Web site: Books by Kazune Kawahara from goodreads.com. 2 March 2010. 19 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101219065137/http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/863561.Kazune_Kawahara. live.
- Web site: Seven Seas Licenses The Secret of Friendship Manga . Anime News Network . 6 January 2024 . 2024-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240106212507/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2023-03-16/seven-seas-licenses-the-secret-of-friendship-manga/.196026 . live .
- Web site: http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601047-4&mode=1 . ja:高校デビュー . . ja . 25 January 2009 . 20 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090120040505/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601047-4&mode=1 . live .
- Web site: http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601060-3&mode=1 . ja:高校デビュー/―好きになっちゃいけないひと!編― . . ja . 25 January 2009 . 20 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090120040510/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601060-3&mode=1 . live .
- Web site: http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601097-9&mode=1 . ja:高校デビュー/―クリスマス大作戦!編― . . ja . 25 January 2009 . 20 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090120040515/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601097-9&mode=1 . live .
- Web site: http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601120-4&mode=1 . ja:高校デビュー/―恋の相談にご用心!編― . . ja . 25 January 2009 . 20 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090120040737/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601120-4&mode=1 . live .
- Web site: http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601154-9&mode=1 . ja:高校デビュー/―恋のトラブル、大量発生!?編― . . ja . 25 January 2009 . 20 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090120040310/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601154-9&mode=1 . live .
- Web site: http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601212-6&mode=1 . ja:小説オリジナルストーリー/高校デビュー/―恋の告白されちゃいましたっ!?編― . . ja . 25 January 2009 . 23 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090123041939/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-601212-6&mode=1 . live .