Higuchi Tachibana
| Tachibana Higuchi 樋口 橘 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 16, 1976 Kyoto, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Writing scripts and art |
Notable works |
Gakuen Alice Portrait of M and N |
| http://higunet.boo.jp/ | |
Higuchi Tachibana (樋口 橘 Tachibana Higuchi, born March 16, 1976) is a Japanese manga artist known for her works of Gakuen Alice and Portrait of M and N.
In year 1996, she first made her professional debut in Bessatsu Hana to Yume's 5th issue, entitled 5 Gatsu no Sakura (5月のサクラ, The Cherry Blossoms of May).
With an interview with Tokyopop she gave a detailed look on how she started as a manga artist:
I first submitted a manga story a while after I graduated from high school. Up until then I was studying for the entrance examinations for the Art University, and as part of that, I sometimes drew manga and four-panel strip comics for fun.Because I was conscious of the fact that I had started drawing manga in earnest at a later age, I think my progress during the beginning on drawing and storytelling techniques was fast as I frantically tried to absorb everything I could learn about creating manga. After the serialization of the story began, as I got busy, I was so desperate to submit it on time that I feel that the drawings probably haven’t improved much compared to before. During the serialization of the manga, I think my story telling techniques improved more as I concerned myself with how to catch the attention of the readers, how well one can incorporate what the readers are seeking into the story.[1]
Her current completed work is Gakuen Alice.
Works
- Swan Lake (1999, Hakusensha)[2]
- Portrait of M and N (2000–2002, serialized in Hana to Yume, Hakusensha)[3][4]
- Gakuen Alice (学園アリス Gakuen Arisu) (2003-2013, serialized in Hana to Yume, Hakusensha)[5][6]
- Letter (手紙 tegami) (2014, Hakusensha)[7]
- Anne no Magomago Tosho Land (アンのマゴマゴ図書之国 An no magomago tosho rando) (2014, to be serialized in Hana to Yume, Hakusensha)[8]
References
- ↑ Tokyopop's interview with Tachibana Higuchi
- ↑ スワン レイク (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ "MとNの肖像 1" (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ "MとNの肖像 6" (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ 学園アリス 1 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ 学園アリス 27 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ↑ 手紙 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Gakuen Alice's Higuchi Starts Anne no Magomago Tosho Land Manga". Anime News Network. August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)