Japanese manga artist
Chica Umino
(
Japanese
:
羽海野 チカ
,
Hepburn
:
Umino Chika
)
is the pen name of a pseudonymous Japanese
manga artist
, designer and illustrator.
Umino is noted for being the author and creator of the
Honey and Clover
series, for which she received the
Kodansha Manga Award
in 2003,
[1]
and which has been adapted into an
anime
series, produced by
J.C.Staff
.
[2]
Biography
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Chica Umino aspired to be a character designer and
manga artist
since elementary school.
[3]
In high school, she had one work published in "Bouquet".
[4]
Her pen name comes from her favorite location Umi no Chikaku no Yuuenchi (海の近くの遊園地, lit. an amusement park by the sea), which is also the title of her
doujinshi
works prior to her debut. She likes
Harry Potter
and anime by
Hayao Miyazaki
. She calls herself an
otaku
.
[
citation needed
]
Western children's books like
Anne of Green Gables
(for which she drew the cover artwork in a republished version in 2011
[5]
) she read as a child had a notable influence on her work, especially how she chooses to portray unusual family constellations.
[6]
Some of Umino's inspirations as an artist comes from the artists
Fusako Kuramochi
and
Moto Hagio
, the latter of which she self-taught artistic techniques from.
[7]
In 2000, Umino's most notable work,
Honey and Clover
, began serialization in
Takarajimasha
's manga magazine
Cutie Comic
. The series' first fourteen chapters were published in
Cutie Comic
; serialization was later moved to
Shueisha
's
Young You
. With the demise of
Young You
in 2005, the series moved to the magazine
Chorus
, where it continued its run until the series ended in July 2006 with 64 chapters. Umino received the 27th Kodansha Manga Award for
Honey and Clover
in 2003, which was adapted into an anime series produced by J.C. Staff.
Umino's most recent work is
March Comes in Like a Lion
(
3月のライオン
,
Sangatsu no Raion
) lit. "Lion in March" or "March's Lion"
, which began serialization in
Hakusensha
's
seinen
manga
magazine,
Young Animal
.
March comes in Like a Lion
was inspired by Umino's editor, who suggested that her next work be about shogi or boxing.
[4]
Because Umino herself did not have any prior experience with shogi, the games depicted in the manga were drawn in partnership with a supervisor.
In 2009, she provided the character designs for original anime series,
Eden of the East
, by director
Kenji Kamiyama
.
Umino has also illustrated "Tobira o Akete" and the
Glass Heart
series, including "Boukensha-tachi", "Netsu no Shiro" and "Love Way."
In 2013, Umino was hospitalized for surgery and medical treatment, and was temporarily suspended from her activities.
[8]
Works
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One-shots
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- Sora no Kotori
- Hoshi no Opera
Manga
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Books
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- Honey and Clover: Official fan book vol.0
- Honey and Clover Illustrations
Character Design
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References
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過去の受賞者一? : 講談社漫?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 April 3, 2012
. Retrieved
August 21,
2007
.
- ^
"Honey and Clover".
Newtype USA
. Vol. 6, no. 11. November 2007. pp. 64?67.
ISSN
1541-4817
.
- ^
"羽海野チカ インタビュ?/s-woman.net"
. July 2, 2006. Archived from
the original
on July 2, 2006
. Retrieved
April 6,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
Hagio, Moto (2012).
You of Manga SF I (Moto Hagio Dialogue Collection)
. Japan:
Kawade Shobo Shinsha
.
ISBN
978-4-309-27307-5
.
- ^
新? 赤毛のアン
.
集英社みらい文庫
(in Japanese). Shueisha
. Retrieved
June 8,
2019
.
- ^
Ruben (June 7, 2019).
"Chica Umino Talks About How Western Children's Literature Influenced Her Stories"
.
Takara-bako
. Retrieved
June 8,
2019
.
- ^
"羽海野チカ『2007/3/26 まんがキッチン☆』"
.
羽海野チカブログ ~海の近くの遊園地~
(in Japanese)
. Retrieved
April 6,
2021
.
- ^
"羽海野チカが入院と手術のため『3月のライオン』休載へ、連載再開は年?に"
.
マイナビニュ?ス
(in Japanese). September 28, 2013
. Retrieved
April 6,
2021
.
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