| Asumiko Nakamura 中村 明日美子 | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 5 Kanagawa, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist, illustrator |
Notable works | Classmates, Nokemono to Hanayome |
Asumiko Nakamura (中村 明日美子, Nakamura Asumiko, born January 5) is a Japanese manga artist, born in Kanagawa Prefecture.[1] She began her career as an author in 2000.[2] She is best known for her Yaoi or boys' love manga and her major work is Doukyusei (ja:同級生, lit. "Classmates") which was released in 2006–07[3][4] The manga was made into an animated movie in 2016 that made 200 million JPY at the box office.[5] It was also adapted into English and released to Blu-ray.[6] It has also spawned several sequel works in 2007–20 including Sotsugyōsei (卒業生, lit. "Graduates"), O.B., and blanc, which also spawned audio dramas. In 2012, Nakamura released a mystery manga called Utsubora - A Story of a Novelist, which was translated and published into English by Vertical.[7] Other major works include Kimiyoubi: Tetsudo Syoujo Manga 2, Kaori no Keishō , Ano Hi, Seifuku de , which have charted on Oricon's best-selling manga in 2015.[8][9][10]