Ume Aoki
Ume Aoki | |
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| Native name | 蒼樹 うめ |
| Born | August 3, 1981 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Manga artist, illustrator |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Musashino Art University |
| Genre | Fiction |
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Ume Aoki (Japanese: 蒼樹 うめ, Hepburn: Aoki Ume, born August 3, 1981) is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator and dōjin artist from Hyōgo Prefecture. She officially romanizes her name as aokiume.[1][2][3] She illustrates under the pennames apricot+ for many of her dōjinshi,[4] and Apply Fujimiya (藤宮 アプリ, Fujimiya Apuri) for the visual novel Sanarara.
Aoki provided the voice for her Metapod persona in the Shaft anime adaptation of her four-panel comic strip Hidamari Sketch.[5] She later created the original character designs for Puella Magi Madoka Magica, a Shaft anime production.[6]
Works[]
- Hidamari Sketch (2004–present; original manga published in Manga Time Kirara Carat) – Voice of 'Ume-sensei' in anime adaptation[7]
- Sanarara (2005) – Character design, artwork
- Tetsunagi Kooni (てつなぎこおに, lit. Hand Holding Little Demon) (2006–present; original manga published in Dragon Age Pure)[8]
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011–present) – Original character design[9]
- Mado no Mukōgawa (マドの向こう側, lit. The Other Side of the Window) (2012–present; original manga published in Manga Time Kirara Carino)[10][11]
- Binetsu Kūkan (微熱空間, lit. Feverish Atmosphere) (2014–present; manga published in Hakusensha's Rakuen (Le Paradis))[12]
- Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2017–present) – Original character design
References[]
- ^ "Madoka Vol.1 Collection press photo". Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ "Ume Aoki's official twitter". Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ "Madoka Magica USA Facebook". Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ "Aoki Ume's official home page". Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ "TBSアニメーション「ひだまりスケッチ」公式HP". tbs.co.jp (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- ^ "Bakemonogatari's Shinbo, Phantom's Urobuchi Launch New Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ ひだまりスケッチ (in Japanese). Houbunsha. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ^ "もう11月ですね…orz" (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ^ "New Shinbo/Shaft Anime to Be Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ^ "Houbunsha, Ume Aoki to Start Manga Time Kirara Carino Mag". Anime News Network. November 9, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- ^ "Hidamari Sketch/Madoka Magica's Aoki Draws New Manga". Anime News Network. August 13, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "Hidamari Sketch's Ume Aoki to Launch New Series". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 27, 2017.
External links[]
- Ume Aoki's personal website (in Japanese)
- Ume Aoki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Ume Aoki on Twitter
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- Manga artists from Hyōgo Prefecture
- Manga artists
- Women manga artists
- Japanese illustrators
- Japanese women illustrators
- Japanese voice actresses
- Living people
- Japanese female comics artists
- Female comics writers
- 21st-century Japanese women writers
- 1981 births