Risa Itō

Risa Itō
伊藤理佐
Risa Itō; 伊藤理佐
Born	6 September 1969 (age 52); Hara, Suwa, Nagano, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Hey Pitan!; Oruchuban Ebichu
Awards	2005 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo - Oi Pītan!!; 2006 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Short Story Award - One Woman, Two Cats, Oi Piitan!!, and Onna no Mado

Risa Itō (Japanese: 伊藤理佐, Hepburn: Itō Risa, born 6 September 1969), also romanized as Risa Itou, is a Japanese manga artist.

She was born in 1969 in Hara Town, Suwa District in Nagano Prefecture, the eldest of three sisters. She graduated from Suwa Futaba High School and studied Formative Fine Arts at Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College. She won the 2005 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Oi Pītan!!^[1]^[2] and the 2006 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Short Story Award for One Woman, Two Cats, Oi Piitan!!, and Onna no Mado.^[3] Her manga Oruchuban Ebichu ("Ebichu Minds the House") was adapted by Gainax into an anime television series. Her latest work, Higepiyo (ヒゲぴよ), serialized in Chorus magazine, was also adapted into an anime.^[4]

Works[]

Hey Pitan!
One Woman, Two Cats
Onna no Mado
Oruchuban Ebichu
Otonaninatta joshi tachie(オトナになった女子たちへ)
Okāsan no tobira
Higepiyo
Hiromi and Juliet
paradise of Devils(悪魔の楽園)
On'nano mado(おんなの窓 The Woman's window)
Myorei one isan michi(おかあさんの扉)
Oikurotan(おいクロタン)
Jiehun nibang(結婚泥棒)
Kyomoyi tenki(今日もいい天気)
Binetsuna banana(微熱なバナナ)
Kofukuno susume(幸福のススメ)
Sakadachi yurei(逆立ち幽霊 The Standing ghost)
Momochin'(モモちん)
Fissatsu! OL hikotohito(必殺!OL非事人)
Mikkusurisa
Yatchimatta yo ikkodate!!

Laureates[]

10th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2006)

References[]

^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
^ 過去の受賞者一覧 : 講談社漫画賞 : 講談社「おもしろくて、ためになる」出版を (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
^ "Tezuka Cultural Award Winners". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-28/higepiyo-4-panel-manga-from-ebichu-creator-gets-anime

External links[]

Official Web Site (in Japanese)
Risa Itō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page

This biographical article about a manga artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[KodanshaHahn-1] Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.

[KodanshaAward-2] 過去の受賞者一覧 : 講談社漫画賞 : 講談社「おもしろくて、ためになる」出版を (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2007.

[3] "Tezuka Cultural Award Winners". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 December 2007.

[4] ttp://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-28/higepiyo-4-panel-manga-from-ebichu-creator-gets-anime

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

show v t Kodansha Manga Award – Shōjo
1970s	Haikara-san ga Tōru by Waki Yamato and Candy Candy by Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (1977) Seito Shokun! by Yōko Shōji (1978) Wata no Kunihoshi by Yumiko Ōshima (1979)
1980s	by Mayumi Yoshida (1980) Ohayō! Spank by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi (1981) by Suzue Miuchi (1982) Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi by Ryoko Yamagishi (1983) Lady Love by Hiromu Ono (1984) by Naomi Nishi (1985) Yūkan Club by Yukari Ichijō (1986) by Yū Asagiri (1987) by Akemi Matsunae (1988) Chibi Maruko-chan by Momoko Sakura and Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! by Yumiko Suzuki (1989)
1990s	by Naka Marimura (1990) by (1991) by Mariko Iwadate (1992) Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi (1993) by Junko Karube (1994) Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku by Mari Ozawa (1995) A Gentle Breeze in the Village by Fusako Kuramochi (1996) Eight Clouds Rising by Natsumi Itsuki (1997) Kodocha by Miho Obana (1998) Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda (1999)
2000s	Guru Guru Pon-chan by Satomi Ikezawa (2000) Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya (2001) Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga (2002) Honey and Clover by Chica Umino and Tramps Like Us by Yayoi Ogawa (2003) Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya (2004) Hey Pitan! by Risa Itō and A Perfect Day for Love Letters by George Asakura (2005) Life by Keiko Suenobu (2006) IS by Chiyo Rokuhana (2007) Kimi ni Todoke by Karuho Shiina (2008) Kiyoku Yawaku by Ryo Ikuemi (2009)
2010s	Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura (2010) Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu (2011) Shitsuren Chocolatier by Setona Mizushiro (2012) My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara (2013) House of the Sun by Ta'amo (2014) The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino (2015) Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko (2016) My Boy in Blue by Maki Miyoshi (2017) by Bakka Okita (2018) Perfect World by Rie Aruga (2019)
2020s	Our Precious Conversations by Robico (2020) A Condition Called Love by Megumi Morino (2021)

show Authority control
General	VIAF 1 WorldCat
National libraries	Japan
Scientific databases	CiNii (Japan)

Risa Itō 伊藤理佐
Born	(1969-09-06) 6 September 1969 (age 52) Hara, Suwa, Nagano, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Hey Pitan! Oruchuban Ebichu
Awards	2005 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo - Oi Pītan!! 2006 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Short Story Award - One Woman, Two Cats, Oi Piitan!!, and Onna no Mado