Nagata Kabi
Nagata Kabi is a Japanese manga artist, best known for My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness.
Early life
Nagata has been drawing for as long as she can remember. However, she did not start reading manga until 4th grade with Takehiko Inoue's sports manga Slam Dunk. She subsequently started reading other Weekly Shōnen Jump manga series, naming Nobuhiro Watsuki's samurai manga Rurouni Kenshin as her favourite in middle school.
Works
''My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness''
Nagata published My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness first on the Japanese website Pixiv before its revised version was released as a printed volume in 2016. This autobiographical manga deals with Nagata's mental health issues and her homosexuality. It established Nagata's trademark visual style of black and white drawings with pink screentones.
The sequel to My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness, My Solo Exchange Diary, was published in Japanese later in the same year, 2016, and in English in 2018. While continuing to explore the themes of My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness, My Solo Exchange Diary is based on the concept of diary entries or letters that Nagata exchanges with her former and future self. Its second volume, titled My Solo Exchange Diary 2 was released in Japanese in 2017 and in English in 2019.
''My Alcoholic Escape from Reality''
My Alcoholic Escape from Reality deals with Nagata's alcoholism and subsequent hospitalization for pancreatitis. The manga was released in Japan in 2019 and in the United States of America in 2021.
''My Wandering Warrior Existence''
My Wandering Warrior Existence is the fifth installment in the series of Nagata's autobiographical manga. It interrogates Nagata's longings for love and marriage. The manga was released in Japanese in 2020 and in English in 2022.
''My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder''
In February 2021, Nagata started a new manga, My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder which deals with her eating disorder and wanting to eat excessively. Initially an ebook exclusive release, the manga was released in English in October 2023. A print edition will be released under the title My Twisted Eating Disorder in October 2025.
''My Pancreas Broke, but My Life Got Better.''
The follow-up to My Wandering Warrior Existence, My Pancreas Broke, but My Life Got Better is the seventh installment in the series and further delves into Nagata's alcoholism and how suffering pancreatitis led her to quit and try being healthier. It also deals with her experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The manga was released in Japanese in 2022 and was released in English in November 2023.
''My Sketchy Roommate''
In January 2026, Seven Seas Entertainment announced the license acquisition of another autobiographical manga by Nagata, My Sketchy Roommate, following the mangaka as she copes with an imaginary roommate.
Awards
In 2018, Nagata's My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness won both the Harvey Award for Best Manga and the Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Manga.