Hikaru Nakamura (中村 光, Nakamura Hikaru, born April 21, 1984, in Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist.[1] She debuted in 2001 with the short story Kairi no Sue (海里の陶), published in Monthly Gangan Wing.[1] She is best known as the creator of the manga series Arakawa Under the Bridge and Saint Young Men, the latter of which won a Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2009.[2] A Nikkei Entertainment magazine article published in August 2011 listed her ninth overall among the top 50 manga creators by sales since 2010, with 5.54 million copies sold.[3] Her artwork has also been featured in two manga exhibitions at the British Museum in London, England.[4] Nakamura gave birth to her first child, a daughter, in November 2011.[5]
| Hikaru Nakamura 中村 光 | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1984 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | |
| Awards | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Hiroshi Kamiya |
| Children | 1 |
Works
edit- Arakawa Under the Bridge (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ, Arakawa Andā za Burijji), serialized in Young Gangan (2004–2015)[6]
- Saint Young Men (聖☆おにいさん, Seinto Onīsan), serialized in Monthly Morning Two (2006–present)[7]
- Juni Taisen: Zodiac War (十二大戦, Jūni Taisen), illustration only, serialized in Weekly Young Jump (2015)
- Black Night Parade (ブラックナイトパレード, Burakku Naito Parēdo), serialized in Weekly Young Jump (2016–2019) and Ultra Jump (2019–present)[8][9]
Awards
edit| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Saint Young Men | Jury Selections | Japan Media Arts Festival Awards, Manga Division | Longlisted | [10][11] | |
| 2009 | Saint Young Men | Male Readers | Kono Manga ga Sugoi! | Won | [12] | |
| 2009 | Saint Young Men | — | Manga Taishō | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2009 | Saint Young Men | Short Work Prize | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Won | [2] | |
| 2010 | Saint Young Men | Male Readers | Kono Manga ga Sugoi! | 8th place | [14] | |
| 2012 | Saint Young Men | Best Comic | Angoulême International Comics Festival | Nominated | [15] | |
| 2015 | Saint Young Men | Book of the Year | Da Vinci | 12th place | [16] |
References
edit- ^ a b 中村 光. Morning (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (April 19, 2009). "13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (August 5, 2011). "Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Read the essay: 'Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men Power'—Volume 1 on sale now". Kodansha USA. April 22, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ 声優の神谷浩史 ラジオで結婚報道に言及「報告のタイミングを逸した」. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. July 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 4, 2015). "Saint Young Men's Nakamura Ends Arakawa Under the Bridge Manga in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 4, 2019). "Kodansha USA Publishes Saint Young Men Manga Digitally". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Piselli, Justin (October 26, 2016). "Arakawa Under the Bridge's Nakamura Starts New Manga About Dark Santa". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (August 1, 2022). "Hikaru Nakamura's Black Night Parade Manga Gets Live-Action Film Starring Ryō Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Loo, Egan (December 10, 2008). "Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "12th (2008) Japan Media Arts Festival: Manga Division: Jury Selections". Japan Media Arts Festival Archive. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ 注目映画紹介：「聖☆おにいさん」 イエスとブッダが“奇跡”的な笑いを繰り広げる. Mantan Web (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers Co. May 11, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (March 26, 2009). "Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru Wins 2nd Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ このマンガがすごい! 2010. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (December 7, 2011). "Drifting Life, St. Young Men, More Nominated at France's Angoulême". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (December 8, 2014). "Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
External links
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- Official Twitter account (in Japanese)
- Official website (defunct; link via the Wayback Machine) (in Japanese)
- Interview with Jump SQ (defunct; link via the Wayback Machine) (in Japanese)
- Interview with Natsume Ono for Monthly Morning's website (in Japanese)
- Hikaru Nakamura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia