Reiko Okano

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Reiko Okano
Born (1960-06-24) June 24, 1960 (age 61)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Spouse(s)Makoto Tezuka
AwardsShogakukan Manga Award (1989)
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2001)
WebsiteReiko Okano's homepage

Reiko Okano (岡野 玲子, Okano Reiko, born 24 June 1960) is a Japanese manga artist.

Okano attended a graphic design school after graduating from high school and has never worked as a manga assistant. Her first serialized work was Esther, Please in 1982.[1]

In 1989, she won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Fancy Dance.[2] Onmyōji, an original work by Baku Yumemakura, was drawn by Reiko Okano and received the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2001.[3][4] She went on to produce a sequel version, Onmyōji: Tamatebako, in the comic magazine Melody.[5]

She is married to director Makoto Tezuka.

Works[]

  • (コーリング)
  • Fancy Dance (ファンシィダンス)
  • Onmyōji (陰陽師)
  • Yōmi Henjō Yawa (妖魅変成夜話)

References[]

  1. ^ Lehmann, Timothy (2005-11-01). Manga: Masters of the Art. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-083331-2.
  2. ^ 小学館漫画賞:歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
  3. ^ "手塚治虫文化賞:朝日新聞社インフォメーション". www.asahi.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  4. ^ 第5回 マンガ大賞 岡野玲子 原作・夢枕 獏 『陰陽師』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  5. ^ ジェッツコミックス>>陰陽師 玉手匣 (in Japanese). S-book.net. Retrieved December 27, 2017.



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