Hinako Sugiura

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hinako Sugiura
Occupation	Mangaka
Date Of Birth	Nov 30, 1958(1958-11-30)
Age	66
Date Of Death	July 22, 2005, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Birthplace	Shiba
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Hinako Sugiura Biography

Hinako Sugiura is one of the most popular and richest Mangaka who was born on November 30, 1958 in Shiba, Japan.

Sugiura was the assistant of Murasaki Yamada, a prominent feminist manga artist. Sugiura published her first manga, “Tsugen Muro no Ume,” in the alternative manga magazine Garo in 1980. Her distinctive style drew heavily on ukiyo-e techniques and breathed life into her depictions of Edo-period life and customs, helping her win popularity as well as the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for her manga Gassō (“Joint Burial”) in 1984 and the Bungei Shunjū Manga Award for Fūryū Edo Suzume in 1988.

In 1993, Sugiura announced that she was retiring from her life as a manga artist to dedicate herself to research on Edo period lifestyles and customs. She wrote numerous books on the subject, which she considered to be her life’s work, and frequently appeared in the media as an expert on the period. She was well known and liked for her commentary during the ending segment of a popular NHK program, Comedy: O-Edo de Gozaru, which was set in the Edo period. Sugiura was usually seen in public wearing traditional kimono.

Hinako Sugiura Net Worth

Hinako Sugiura is one of the richest Mangaka from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hinako Sugiura 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hinako Sugiura (杉浦日向子 , Sugiura Hinako, November 30, 1958 – July 22, 2005) was a manga artist and researcher in the lifestyles and customs of Japan’s Edo period. Born Junko Suzuki in Minato, Tokyo, into a tradition-steeped family of kimono merchants, she studied design and took an increasing interest in old Japan. She attended Nihon University, but gave up her formal studies to pursue research under the direction of author Shisei Inagaki. Inagaki specialized in the Edo period and taught Sugiura how to do the background surveys that would later ensure the historical accuracy of her manga and other works.

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Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Mangaka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Hinako Sugiura celebrates birthday on November 30 of every year.