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Ryoko Yamagishi (山岸 凉子, Yamagishi Ryōko, born 1947 in Kamisunagawa, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese manga artist. She is one of the Year 24 Group. Her major works includeHi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi and Terpsichora, both of which have won manga awards.
Biography
Yamagishi studied ballet as a child, which plays a part in many of her works.When she read the manga of Machiko Satonaka in 1964, she decided to pursue becoming a manga artist.Although her parents did not agree with this, in 1966 she entered a competition in Shōjo Friend and was a semi-finalist.She applied to Kodansha and sent some short stories to COM.In 1968, after completing her art studies in Hokkaido, she moved to Tokyo and applied for Shuiesha.The next year, she made her debut with left & right (レフトアンドライト), a short story which ran in Ribon.
In 1971, she released the manga series Shiroi Heya no Futari which is the story of a romance between two girls at a prestigious all-girls school in France. It was first published by Shueisha in Ribon, and was regarded as one of the earliest shōjo yuri manga.
In 1983, she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi.
She worked on Terpsichora (The Dancing Girl; Maihime Τερψιχόρα) which was nominated for the 9th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2005, and won the 11th annual Tezuka prize in 2007.
Her works normally have occult themes, although her most popular are Arabesque, about Russian ballet, and Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi.According to Yoshihiro Yonezawa, Yamagishi's style is influenced by Art Nouveau.
Her work was exhibited at the Yayoi Museum from September to December 2016.
Works
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiroi Heya no Futari | 1971 | Serialized in Ribon magazine Published by Shueisha in 1 volume | |
| Arabesque (アラベスク, Arabesuku) | 1975–76 | Serialized in Ribon Mascot Published in 8 volumes | |
| Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi | 1980–84 | Serialized in LaLa magazine Published by Hakusensha in 11 volumes | |
| Kagami yo Kagami (鏡よ鏡, Mirror Mirror) | Serialized in You Comics Published in 1 volume | ||
| Black Swan (黒鳥) | 1995 | Serialized in Hankusensha Ladies Comics Published in 1 volume | |
| Fuuin (封印, Seal) | 1985 | Serialized in Hana to Yume Published in 2 volumes | |
| Oni (鬼, Demon) | 1997 | Published by Ushio Shuppansha 1 volume | |
| Mede~yūsa (メデュウサ, Medusa) | 1991 | Published by Asahi Sonorama, 1 volume | |
| Yo-u-sei-Ou (妖精王, Fairy King) | 1977–78 | Serialized in Hana to Yume, 5 volumes | |
| Oshiire (The Closet) | 1998 | Serialized in Amie, 1 volume | |
| Metamorphose Den (メタモルフォセ伝, Metamorphose Legend) | 1976 | Serialized in Hana to Yume, 2 volumes | |
| Terpsichora | 2001–07 | Published by Media Factory in 10 volumes | |
| Terpsichora Pt. 2 | 2008–present | Published by Media Factory in 4 volumes | |
| Phaethon | 1988 | ||
| Soyokaze (そよ風, Breeze) | |||
| Neji no sakebi (ねじの叫び, Cry of the Screw) | |||
| Harō! Eburibadi (ハロー!エブリボディ, Hello Everybody) | |||
| Bōifurendo seiza uranai (ボーイフレンド星座占い, Boyfriend horoscopes) | |||
| Dōngno lǚ (冬の旅, Winterrise) | |||
| Sanshokusumire (三色すみれ, Pansy) | |||
| Girisha shinwa no yōsei-tachi (ギリシャ神話の妖精たち, Fairies of Greek Mythology) | |||
| Hī na no maisō (ひいなの埋葬, Burial of Chicks) | |||
| Metamorufoshisuden (メタモルフォシス伝, Metamorphosis Den) | |||
| Panyukisu (パニュキス) | |||
| Seirēn (セイレーン, Siren) | |||
| Pu pe shimōnu (プぺ・シモーヌ, Pupe Simone) | |||
| Kuro no herene (黒のヘレネ―, Black Helen) | |||
| Ame to kosumosu (雨とコスモス, Rain and Cosmos) |