Jun Mayuzuki

Jun Mayuzuki
眉月 じゅん
Born (1983-04-27) April 27, 1983 (age 41)
Japan
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
After the Rain

Jun Mayuzuki (眉月 じゅん, Mayuzuki Jun) is a Japanese manga artist. Her most famous work is the series After the Rain, which was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits magazine in June 2014, before moving to the magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits in January 2016 and finished in March 2018. In 2018, she won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category with the manga.[1]

Starting from November 2019, her work Kowloon Generic Romance, which is based on Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, is serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump. According to Mayuzuki, she had the idea of launching a series about Kowloon Walled City even when After the Rain was still serialized. She likes the topic of Kowloon Walled City and first knew about it from Kowloon's Gate when she was young.[2]

  1. ^ Ressler, Karen (January 22, 2018). "The Promised Neverland, After the Rain, More Win 63rd Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ 高橋史彦 (February 19, 2020). 編集者は漫画家を助ける“壁”――『恋は雨上がりのように』作者が最新作『九龍ジェネリックロマンス』を作るまで (1/3). ねとらぼ (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2020.