Reiko Okano

Reiko Okano (岡野 玲子, Okano Reiko, born 24 June 1960) is a Japanese manga artist.

Reiko Okano
Born (1960-06-24) June 24, 1960
Koga, Ibaraki, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Spouse(s)Makoto Tezuka
AwardsShogakukan Manga Award (1989)
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2001)
WebsiteReiko Okano's homepage

Okano attended a graphic design school after graduating from high school and has never worked as a manga assistant. Her first serialized work was Esther, Please in 1982.[1]

In 1989, she won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Fancy Dance.[2] Onmyōji, an original work by Baku Yumemakura, was drawn by Reiko Okano and received the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2001.[3][4] She went on to produce a sequel version, Onmyōji: Tamatebako, in the comic magazine Melody.[5]

She is married to director Makoto Tezuka.

Works
  • Calling (コーリング)
  • Fancy Dance (ファンシィダンス)
  • Onmyōji (陰陽師)
  • Yōmi Henjō Yawa (妖魅変成夜話)

References
  1. Lehmann, Timothy (2005-11-01). Manga: Masters of the Art. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-083331-2.
  2. 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
  3. "手塚治虫文化賞：朝日新聞社インフォメーション". www.asahi.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  4. 第5回 マンガ大賞 岡野玲子 原作・夢枕 獏 『陰陽師』 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  5. ジェッツコミックス＞＞陰陽師 玉手匣 (in Japanese). S-book.net. Retrieved December 27, 2017.


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