Keiko Takemiya

Keiko Takemiya
竹宮 惠子
Born (1950-02-13) February 13, 1950 (age 74)
Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture[1]
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Awards
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Keiko Takemiya (竹宮 惠子, Takemiya Keiko, born February 13, 1950) is a Japanese manga artist, professor and university administrator. As part of the Year 24 Group, she was a leading figure in shōjo manga scene in the 1970s creating such manga as Kaze to Ki no Uta, Toward the Terra, Natsu e no Tobira. Additionally she became head of the Faculty of Manga at Kyoto Seika University, and then later became the president of the university.[2][3]

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  3. ^ "MAJORING IN MANGA: University Teaches Students How to Produce Comics". Web Japan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. August 14, 2002. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2009.