Yoshiko Nishitani

Yoshiko Nishitani (西谷祥子, Nishitani Yoshiko, born 2 October 1943) was a pioneering shōjo manga artist who released her works in Shōjo Club and Margaret. According to Matt Thorn, Nishitani "more or less single-handedly invented the school campus romance that remains the mainstay of shôjo manga today", and Robert Petersen regards her innovation as giving her characters personality. She gave her readers characters that were like them, "teenaged Japanese girls dealing with friendships, family, school, and, yes, falling in love." Her success inspired an influx of female manga artists. Her manga Mary Lou is thought to have opened up the idea of shōjo manga telling stories about ordinary teenagers.

Works

• Haruko no Mita Yume (春子のみた夢^?) (1964, Bessatsu Margaret)
• Mary Lou (マリィ・ルウ^?) (1965, Margaret)
• Lemon and Cherry (レモンとサクランボ, Lemon to Sakuranbo) (1966, Margaret)
• Jessica no Sekai (ジェシカの世界^?) (1967, Margaret)
• Gyangu Ojō-san (ギャングとお嬢さã‚"^?) (1967, Margaret)
• Gakuseitachi no Michi (å­¦ç"ŸãŸã¡ã®é"^?) (1967, Margaret)
• Hanabira Nikki (花びら日記^?) (1968, Margaret)
• Nanako no Seishun (奈々子のé'春^?) (1969, Margaret)
• Konnichiwa Suzanne (ã"ã‚"にちはスザンヌ^?) (1971, Margaret)
• Shirobara Monogatari (白ばら物語^?) (1971, Margaret)
• Mugibae no Kikoeru Machi (麦笛の聞ã"えるç"º^?) (1972, Seventeen)
• Shōjo no Koi (å°'女の恋^?) (1974, Margaret)
• Sumire Sake Sake (すみれå'²ã'å'²ã'^?) (1975, Shōjo Comic)
• Tōki-bi Hatake de (とうきびç•'で^?) (1976, LaLa)
• Ki ga Chigai Sō no JÅ«nin-tachi (気がちがい荘の住人é"^?) (1977, Hana to Yume)
• Kōfuku Yuki Kashira? (幸福ゆきかしら?^?) (1977, Margaret)
• Tegami wo Kudasai! (手紙ã‚'ください!^?) (1978, Margaret)
• Ai ga Arimasu ka? (愛がありますか?^?) (1980, Margaret)
• Kōenji Atari (高円寺あたり^?) (1980, Bu~Ke)
• Hey Bōya (HEY☆坊や^?) (1981, Margaret)

References

Further reading

• Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga The Complete Guide. New York: Del Rey Books. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8. 
• Yoshihiro Yonezawa, 1991. Kodomo no Shōwa-shi: Shōjo manga no sekai II, Shōwa 38 nen - 64 nen (子供の昭å'Œå²â"€â"€å°'女マンガの世界 II 昭å'Œ38年〜64å¹´ "A Children's History of Showa-Era Japan: The World of Shōjo Manga II, 1963-1989") Bessatsu Taiyō series. Tokyo: Heibonsha.