Quick Facts
Biography
Moyoco Anno (安野 モヨコ, Anno Moyoko, born March 26, 1971) is a Japanese manga artist and fashion writer, with numerous books published in both categories. She is married to director Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame. Anno has aspired to being a manga artist since her third year at elementary school.
Works
She draws inspiration from the fashion world, and her work is noted for its detail which gives it a broader appeal than just the demographic it is aimed for. She delves into the psychology of her characters. Her manga and books have attained considerable popularity among young women in Japan. Though she primarily writes manga of the josei demographic, her most popular series, Sugar Sugar Rune, (serialized in Nakayoshi) is targeted at primary school-aged girls. In a recent Oricon poll, she was voted the number eight most popular manga artist among females and thirteen in the general category. Her manga Happy Mania was made into a television series in 1998, followed by Hataraki Man in October 2007. Sakuran was made into a movie in 2006.
In the movie Japan Sinks, she has a cameo role alongside her husband; their characters were also married. The movie was directed by Shinji Higuchi, who, like her husband Hideaki Anno, is a co-founder of Gainax.
Anno took a career hiatus in 2008, citing health reasons. During this hiatus, Anno published essays in manga form about her life with her husband.
Awards
Anno won the 29th Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga in 2005 for Sugar Sugar Rune.
Works
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chō Kanden Shōjo Mona (超感電少女モナ, Super Electric Shock Girl Mona) | 1994 | Published in 1 volume | |
| Trumps! | 1994 | Published in 2 volumes | |
| Peek a Boo | 1994 | Published in 1 volume | |
| Happy Mania | 1996–2000 (vol.) | Serialized in Feel Young magazine. Published by Shodensha in 10 volumes | |
| In Clothes Called Fat | 1997 | Published in 1 volume | |
| Jelly in the Merry-go-round (ジェリー イン ザ メリィゴーラウンド) | 1997–98 (vol.) | Published in 3 volumes | |
| Patrol QT (パトロール・QT) | 1997 | Published in 1 volume | |
| Love Master X (ラブマスターX) | 1998–99 (vol.) | Published Wonderland in 3 volumes | |
| Angelic House (エンジェリック・ハウス) | 1999 | Published in 1 volume | |
| Chameleon Army (カメレオン・アーミー) | 1999 | Published in 1 volume | |
| Jelly Beans (ジェリービーンズ) | 1999–2002 (vol.) | Wonderland comics, 5 volumes | |
| Flowers & Bees (花とみつばち, Hana to Mitsubachi) | 2000–03 (vol.) | Published by Yan maga KC, 7 volumes | |
| Tundra Blue Ice (ツンドラ ブルーアイス) | 2000 | Published in 1 volume | |
| Baby G (ベイビーG) | 2001 | Published in 1 volume | |
| Sakuran | 2001 (2003 vol.) | Published in 1 volume | |
| Sugar Sugar Rune | 2004–07 | Serialized in Nakayoshi magazine Published by Kodansha in 8 volumes | |
| Hataraki Man | 2004–07 (vol.) | Published in 4 volumes | |
| Insufficient Direction (監督不行届, Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki) | 2005 | Published in 2 volumes | |
| The Diary of Ochibi-san (オチビサン) | 2008–16 (vol.) | Published in 8 volumes | |
| Buffalo 5 Girls (バッファロー5人娘, Baffarō Gonin Musume) | 2013 | Published in 1 volume | |
| Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen (鼻下長紳士回顧録, Bikachō Shinshi Kaikoroku) | 2013 | Published in 2 volumes |