Murasaki Yamada

Murasaki Yamada (やまだ 紫, Yamada Murasaki), born as Mitsuko Shiratori, was a Japanese feminist essayist, manga artist, and poet. She was associated with Garo. Frederik L. Schodt regarded her work as particularly important because of the feminist message, rare in shōjo manga. Yamada influenced Hinako Sugiura and Yōko Kondō, her former assistants.[1]

Murasaki Yamada
BornMitsuko Shiratori
(1948-09-05)September 5, 1948
Tokyo, Japan
Died(2009-05-05)May 5, 2009 (aged 60)
Kyoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist, essayist, poet
Spouse(s)Chikao Shiratori

She debuted in COM in 1969 and had formal art training before becoming a manga artist. Her works are described as being pictorial I Novels.[1]

She taught at Kyoto Seika University's Faculty of Manga.[2]

Yamada ran for a seat in Japan's House of Councillors as part of the Chikyū Club political organization in 1989.

Yamada died at Kyoto Hospital on May 5, 2009, age 60, from undisclosed causes.[3]

Works
  • Ai no Katachi (愛のかたち)
  • Blue Sky – follows a woman's life and struggles after she divorces.
  • A manga adaptation of Otogizōshi, a traditional tale.
  • Shōwaru-Neko
  • Shin Kilali – a slice-of-life story about a Japanese mother and wife who realises her marriage is failing.
  • Yume no Maigo-tachi: Les Enfants Reveurs (with Yōko Isaka)

Sources:[1][2][3]

References
  1. Frederik L. Schodt (1996). Dreamland Japan. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 155–159. ISBN 978-1-880656-23-5. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  2. やまだ 紫 (in Japanese). Kyoto Seika University. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  3. "Feminist Manga Creator Murasaki Yamada Passes Away". Anime News Network. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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