Moyoco Anno
Moyoco Anno at 2012 New York Comic Con
Born (1971-03-26) March 26, 1971 (age 52)
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Area(s)Manga artist
AwardsKodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1998
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2002)​
annomoyoco.com

Moyoco Anno (安野 モヨコ, Anno Moyoko, born March 26, 1971) is a Japanese manga artist and fashion writer, with numerous books published in both categories. Her work Sugar Sugar Rune won the Kodansha manga award for children in 2005. Anno is married to director Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame. Anno has aspired to being a manga artist since her third year at elementary school.[1]

Works

Anno draws inspiration from the fashion world, and her work is noted for its detail which gives it a broader appeal than just the demographic it is aimed for.[1] She delves into the psychology of her characters.[2] Her manga and books have attained considerable popularity among young women in Japan. Though she primarily writes manga of the josei demographic, her most popular series, Sugar Sugar Rune, (serialized in Nakayoshi) is targeted at primary school-aged girls. In a recent Oricon poll, she was voted the number eight most popular manga artist among females and thirteen in the general category. Her manga Happy Mania was made into a television series in 1998, followed by Hataraki Man in October 2007.[citation needed] Sakuran was made into a movie in 2006.[3] More than 3 million copies were sold of Happy Mania.[4]

In the movie Japan Sinks, she has a cameo role alongside her husband; their characters were also married. The movie was directed by Shinji Higuchi, who, like her husband Hideaki Anno, is a co-founder of Gainax.[5]

Anno took a career hiatus in 2008, citing health reasons.[6] During this hiatus, Anno published essays in manga form about her life with her husband.[7]

In October 2020, it was announced Anno's manga Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen will be adapted into a Broadway musical. It will be the first Japanese manga to be adapted into an American musical.[8]

Awards and honors

List of works

Title Year Notes Refs[12]
Chō Kanden Shōjo Mona (超感電少女モナ, Super Electric Shock Girl Mona) 1994 Published in 1 volume [13]
Trumps! 1994 Published in 2 volumes [14]
Peek a Boo 1994 Published in 1 volume [15]
Happy Mania 1996–2000 (vol.) Serialized in Feel Young magazine.
Published by Shodensha in 10 volumes		 [16]
In Clothes Called Fat 1997 Published in 1 volume [17]
Jelly in the Merry-go-round (ジェリー イン ザ メリィゴーラウンド) 1997–98 (vol.) Published in 3 volumes [18]
Patrol QT (パトロール・QT) 1997 Published in 1 volume [19]
Love Master X (ラブマスターX) 1998–99 (vol.) Published Wonderland in 3 volumes [20]
Angelic House (エンジェリック・ハウス) 1999 Published in 1 volume [21]
Chameleon Army (カメレオン・アーミー) 1999 Published in 1 volume [22]
Jelly Beans (ジェリービーンズ) 1999–2002 (vol.) Wonderland comics, 5 volumes [23]
Flowers & Bees (花とみつばち, Hana to Mitsubachi) 2000–2003 (vol.) Published by Yan maga KC, 7 volumes [24]
Tundra Blue Ice (ツンドラ ブルーアイス) 2000 Published in 1 volume [25]
Baby G (ベイビーG) 2001 Published in 1 volume [26]
Sakuran 2001 (2003 vol.) Published in 1 volume [27]
Sugar Sugar Rune 2003–07 Serialized in Nakayoshi magazine
Published by Kodansha in 8 volumes		 [28]
Hataraki Man 2004–07 (vol.) Published in 4 volumes [29]
Insufficient Direction (監督不行届, Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki) 2005 Published in 1 volume [30]
The Diary of Ochibi-san (オチビサン) 2008–21 (vol.) Published in 10 volumes [31]
Buffalo 5 Girls (バッファロー5人娘, Baffarō Gonin Musume) 2013 Published in 1 volume [32]
Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen (鼻下長紳士回顧録, Bikachō Shinshi Kaikoroku) 2013 Published in 2 volumes [33]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Strip!": The Manga Art of Anno Moyoco". nippon.com. September 27, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Amano, Masanao; Wiedemann, Julius (2004). Manga Design. Taschen. p. 1939. ISBN 978-3-8228-2591-4.
  3. ^ Alverson, Brigid (October 20, 2011). "Vertical NYCC News: New Tezuka and Anno Manga, Makoto Shinkai Adaptation". MTV News. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "NTTドコモ/ i-mode公式サイトに 電子コミックサイト「恋 ｺﾐ」オープン！！" (PDF). Sega Sammy Group. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Koulikov, Mikhail (January 15, 2008). "Gainax Co-Founder's Sinking of Japan Comes to UK DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  6. ^ Loo, Egan (March 11, 2008). "Hataraki Man's Moyoco Anno Halts Work Due to Health (Updated)". Anime News Network.
  7. ^ Ressler, Karen (March 4, 2014). "Sugar Sugar Rune's Moyocco Anno to Attend Toronto Comics Arts Festival". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 20, 2020). "Moyoco Anno's Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen Manga Inspires Broadway Musical". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
  10. ^ "300082 Moyocoanno (2006 US217)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "安野モヨコ". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "超感電少女モナ(講談社コミックスフレンドB)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "TRUMPS!(講談社コミックスフレンドDX)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  15. ^ "PEEK A BOO!(講談社コミックスフレンドB)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "ハッピー・マニア(フィールコミックスgold ／ FC gold)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  17. ^ "脂肪と言う名の服を着て(Giga comics)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  18. ^ "ジェリーインザメリィゴーラウンドJelly in the merry-go-round". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  19. ^ "パトロール・QT(KCデラックス)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  20. ^ "ラブ・マスターX(Wonderland comics)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  21. ^ "エンジェリック・ハウス(Amie KC)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  22. ^ "カメレオン・アーミー(フィールコミックス)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  23. ^ "ジェリービーンズ(Wonderland comics)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  24. ^ "花とみつばち(ヤンマガKC)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  25. ^ "ツンドラブルーアイス". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  26. ^ "ベイビーG". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  27. ^ "さくらん(イブニングKCDX)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  28. ^ "シュガシュガルーン(KCデラックス)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  29. ^ "働きマン(モーニングKC)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  30. ^ "監督不行届". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  31. ^ "オチビサン". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  32. ^ "バッファロー5人娘(FC)". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  33. ^ "鼻下長紳士回顧録". mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

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Works by Moyoco Anno
Kodansha Manga Award – Children
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