Yuki Midorikawa


Yuki Midorikawa is a Japanese manga artist.
She is primarily known for her shōjo manga works in the magazines LaLa and LaLa DX, published by Hakusensha.
Her most successful works have been Hotarubi no Mori e, which received a film adaptation in 2011 and Natsume's Book of Friends, which has been made into an anime series that aired for seven seasons. The manga has sold over 5 million copies by the release of its 12th volume.

Awards

  • In 1998, she won the 18th "LMG Fresh Debut" award for her debut work Coffee Hirari.
  • In 2000, she won an award by Hakusensha for Akaku Saku Koe.

Manga works

Coffee Hirari , LaLa DXAkaku Saku Koe , LaLa, LaLa DX, 3 volumes totalHana Oi Bito , LaLa, 3 episodes, no volume publicationAtsui Hibi , LaLa DX, also published as a tanpenshū of the same nameHotarubi no Mori e , LaLa DX, also published as a tanpenshū of the same nameKurukuru Ochiba , LaLa DX, also published as a tanpenshū Hotarubi no Mori eHibi, Fukaku , LaLa, also published as a tanpenshū Hotarubi no Mori eHanauta Nagaruru , LaLa, also published as a tanpenshū Hotarubi no Mori eTaion no Kakera , also published as a tanpenshū Hotarubi no Mori e TokubetsuhenHi-iro no Isu , LaLa DX, 3 volumes totalHoshi mo Mienai , also published as a tanpenshū Hotarubi no Mori e TokubetsuhenNatsume's Book of Friends , LaLa DX
  • * Natsu ni wa Tameiki o Tsuku included in September 2000 issue of LaLa and Natsume Yūjinchō Volume 7Aizoban Hotarubi no Mori e , published in the tanpenshū ''Hotarubi no Mori e Tokubetsuhen''

Other media

In 2011, Hotarubi no Mori e was adapted into an anime film. Natsume's Book of Friends was adapted into an anime television series that ran for seven seasons over sixteen years. A series of original video animation episodes were released simultaneously. A theatrical anime film, Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World, was released in 2018. A second theatrical anime film, "Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor", was released January 16, 2021.