Keiko Takemiya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Keiko Takemiya
Occupation	Mangaka
Date Of Birth	Feb 13, 1950(1950-02-13)
Age	74
Birthplace	Tokushima
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Aquarius

Keiko Takemiya Biography

Keiko Takemiya is one of the most popular and richest Mangaka who was born on February 13, 1950 in Tokushima, Japan. Keiko Takemiya (竹宮 惠子 , Takemiya Keiko, born February 13, 1950) is a Japanese manga artist and the current president of Kyoto Seika University. She resides in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. She is included in the Year 24 Group, a term coined by academics and critics to refer to a group of female authors in the early 1970s who helped transform shōjo manga (girls’ comics) from being created primarily by male authors to being created by female authors. As part of this group, Takemiya pioneered a genre of girls’ comics about love between young men. In December 1970, she published a short story titled Sanrūmu Nite (“In the Sunroom”) in Bessatsu Shōjo Comic, which is possibly the first shōnen-ai manga ever published and contains the earliest known male-male kiss in shōjo manga.

Since 2000, Takemiya has taught at Kyoto Seika University’s Faculty of Manga. She served as Dean of the Faculty of Manga from April 2008 until March 2013. She was also President of the university from April 2014 to March 2018. From 2009 to 2014, she served as a member of the selection committee for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

In 1983, she served as special designer to the Sunrise theatrical film Crusher Joe: The Movie, alongside other noted manga artists Yumiko Igarashi, Fujihiko Hosono, Rumiko Takahashi, Hideo Azuma, Hisaichi Ishii, Katsuhiro Otomo, Miki Tori, Shinji Wada and Akira Toriyama.

Keiko Takemiya Net Worth

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

Among her most noted works are the manga Toward the Terra and Kaze to Ki no Uta, which are noted for being pioneering series of the 1970s and 1980s. She received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga and shōnen manga respectively for Kaze to Ki no Uta and Terra e…, and the prestigious Seiun Award for science fiction manga in 1978 for Terra e…. She is regarded as “one of the first successful crossover women artists” to create both shōjo and shōnen manga. Many of her series have been adapted into anime, including Terra e… in 1980 and 2007, Natsu e no Tobira in 1981, and Kaze to Ki no Uta in 1987.

Takemiya cites her influences as being shōnen manga, the work of Shotaro Ishinomori, films, and documentaries. In 1972, after publishing Sora ga Suki!, Takemiya traveled to Europe so that she could find out more about life there as research for Kaze to Ki no Uta. After that, she traveled to different parts of Europe on an almost annual basis.

In 2014, she was awarded the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan for her contributions to manga.

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Facts & Trivia

Keiko Ranked on the list of most popular Mangaka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Keiko Takemiya celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.

Top Facts about Keiko Takemiya

1. Keiko Takemiya is a pioneering Japanese manga artist.
2. She co-founded the influential “Year 24 Group” of female artists.
3. Takemiya’s works often explore themes of gender and sexuality.
4. Her most famous work is the sci-fi epic “To Terra.”
5. Takemiya has won numerous awards for her contributions to manga.
6. She was also a professor at Kyoto Seika University.
7. Takemiya’s influence can be seen in modern anime and manga.
8. She was born on February 13, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan.
9. Takemiya began her career as an assistant to another famous artist, Moto Hagio.
10. Her works have been translated into multiple languages for international audiences.