Shiro finally introduces Kenji to his parents, and when a major case forced him to work long hours, he fails to come home for dinner for days on end.
Over the past decade few female comic artists have been as beloved or as recognized for their work internationally as Fumi Yoshinaga. Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971, Yoshinaga is a graduate of Tokyo's prestigious Keio University. A lifelong comic artist and story teller, she made her professional debut in 1994 with her short series, The Moon and the Sandals, serialized in Houbunsha's monthly Boys Love anthology Hanaoto. Since her debut Yoshinaga has penned more than a dozen, with a good number of them having been adapted into motion pictures and animated TV series. Her work on Antique Bakery sent her into international fame and she has since been nominated in the United States for the Eisner Award for her titles - Flowers of Life and Ooku.
In 2009 she was recognized with the James Tiptree Award for her literary contributions covering the topics of gender in speculative fiction in her title Ooku. Ooku also received the Osamu Tezuka Award and the Shogakukan Manga Award.
“Having outgrown the rose-colored glasses of youth, the two men consider one another—and life’s ongoing struggles—with the realistic expectations of adults who have learned from their mistakes… Not every disagreement is neatly resolved, but they smooth things over and move forward regardless. More often than not, that smoothing-over involves food, whether it be an obvious method of distraction or a wordlessly communicated apology, commitment, or affection. Yoshinaga’s confident, appealing artwork makes that silent communication possible.” — No Flying No Tights
Shiro finally introduces Kenji to his parents, and when a major case forced him to work long hours, he fails to come home for dinner for days on end.
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Over the past decade few female comic artists have been as beloved or as recognized for their work internationally as Fumi Yoshinaga. Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971, Yoshinaga is a graduate of Tokyo's prestigious Keio University. A lifelong comic artist and story teller, she made her professional debut in 1994 with her short series, The Moon and the Sandals, serialized in Houbunsha's monthly Boys Love anthology Hanaoto. Since her debut Yoshinaga has penned more than a dozen, with a good number of them having been adapted into motion pictures and animated TV series. Her work on Antique Bakery sent her into international fame and she has since been nominated in the United States for the Eisner Award for her titles - Flowers of Life and Ooku.
In 2009 she was recognized with the James Tiptree Award for her literary contributions covering the topics of gender in speculative fiction in her title Ooku. Ooku also received the Osamu Tezuka Award and the Shogakukan Manga Award.
“Having outgrown the rose-colored glasses of youth, the two men consider one another—and life’s ongoing struggles—with the realistic expectations of adults who have learned from their mistakes… Not every disagreement is neatly resolved, but they smooth things over and move forward regardless. More often than not, that smoothing-over involves food, whether it be an obvious method of distraction or a wordlessly communicated apology, commitment, or affection. Yoshinaga’s confident, appealing artwork makes that silent communication possible.” — No Flying No Tights
