Erica Sakurazawa

Erica Sakurazawa
Born (1963-07-08) 8 July 1963 (age 61)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist

Erica Sakurazawa (桜沢 エリカ, Sakurazawa Erika, born 8 July 1963 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and essayist. Most of her works are published in josei magazines.

Career

Sakurazawa grew up in Tokyo. As a child, she read shōjo manga by Yukari Ichijo, Keiko Takemiya and Ryoko Yamagishi.[1]

She became interested in the lolicon erotic magazine Shōjo Alice, which was sold in vending machines, during her second year of high school and personally visited the publisher in order to become a manga artist for them.[2] She started her career as a professional manga artist in 1983 at the age of 19 with a yonkoma manga that she drew for an erotic magazine for men. Her early work for erotic and pulp manga magazines such as Manga Burikko is considered pioneering in the way it dealt directly with the sexuality of young women outside of the norms of shōjo manga. Together with other female artists who worked for hentai magazines such as Kyoko Okazaki, Shungicu Uchida and Yōko Kondo, she is sometimes referred to as "onna no ko H mangaka" ("women H cartoonists").[3] In 1987, she published short stories in the alternative manga magazine Garo.[4][5]

Like Kyoko Okazaki, Sakurazawa shifted to publishing in manga in young ladies magazines such as Young You and especially Feel Young in the late 1980s. Since the 2000s, she is a regular contributor to the josei magazine Office You.

She writes autobiographic manga and manga essays about her life with her cats such as the long-running series Shippo ga Tomodachi. In 2000, she married a DJ and restaurant manager and gave birth to two children. When her husband became a stay-at-home dad and she kept focusing on her career, she made manga like Kyō mo Otenki based on her experience of giving birth as well as their romantic and parental life. The couple received media attention because of their lifestyle.[6][7] Sakurazawa herself appears as a commentator on TV.[2]

Works

Title Year Notes Refs
Kawaii Mono (かわいいもの) 1985 Serialized in Manga Burikko
Published by Byakuya Shobō in 1 vol. 		[8]
Mainichi ga Aki no Sora (毎日が秋の空) 1986 Serialized in Comic Burger
Published by Scholar in 1 vol.
Cherry ni Omakase! (チェリーにおまかせ!) 1987 Published by Seirindō in 1 vol. [9]
Fools' Paradise (フールズ・パラダイス) 1987 Published by Kawade Shobō Shinsha in 1 vol.
Yūbe no Natsu (ユウベノナツ) 1988 Published by Hakusensha in 1 vol.
Dai Ren'ai Senkai (大恋愛専科) 1988 Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.
Just Lovers (ジャスト・ラヴァーズ, Jasuto Ravāzu) 1989 Published by Magazine House in 1 vol. [10]
Shippo ga Tomodachi (シッポがともだち) 1989–2005 Serialized in You
Published by Shueisha in 7 vol. 		[11]
Love Stories (ラブ・ストーリーズ) 1990 Serialized in Young You
Published by Media Factory in 1 vol. 		[12]
Boku no Angel Dust (僕のエンジェル・ダスト) 1990 Published by Akita Shoten in 1 vol.
Love So Special 1991 Published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1 vol. [13]
Makin' Happy (メイキン・ハッピィ) 1991–1993 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 4 vol.
Salon (サロン) 1991–1992 Serialized in Young Rose
Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 1 vol.
Sekai no Owari niwa Kimi to Issho ni (世界の終わりには君と一緒に) 1992 Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 2 vol.
Cool 1992–1993 Serialized in Young You
Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. 		[14][15]
The Rules of Love (恋の掟, Koi no Okite) 1993–1994 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Published in English by Tokyopop 		[16]
Nothing But Loving You (愛しあう事しかできない, Ai Shiau Koto shika Dekinai) 1994 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Published in English by Tokyopop
Escape (エスケープ) 1995 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Between the Sheets (シーツの隙間, Shītsu no Sukuma) 1995–1996 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Published in English by Tokyopop
Love Vibes 1996 Serialized in Young You
Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.
Diamonds (掌にダイヤモンド, Tenohira ni Daiyamondo) 1996–1997 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Angel Breath (エンジェル・ブレス) 1997 Short story collection published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Romance no Oizumi (ロマンスの泉) 1997–1998 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Angel (天使, Tenshi) 1999–2006 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 2 vol.
Vol. 1 published in English by Tokyopop
Crash 1998–1999 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 2 vol.
Lovely! (ラブリー!, Raburī!) 1998–2009 Serialized in CUTiE Comic, Zipper Comic and FC Web
Published by Takarajimasha and Shodensha in 4 vol.
Keseran Pasaran (ケセランパサラン) 1999 Serialized in Young You
Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.
Angel Nest (天使の巣, Tenshi no Su) 2001 Short story collection published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Published in English by Tokyopop
The Aromatic Bitters (アロマチック・ビターズ, Aromatikku Bitāzu) 2002–2003 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 2 vol.
Published in English by Tokyopop
Kyō mo Otenki (今日もお天気) 2002–2012 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 8 vol. 		[17]
Yume no Katachi (夢のかたち) 2001–2002 Serialized in Young You
Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. 		[18][19]
Body & Soul (ボディ&ソウル, Bodi & Souru) 2003–2004 Written by Takumi Terakado
Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 2 vol.
Kashikoi Watashi no Gaika Tōshi (かしこい私の外貨投資) 2005 Published by Shogakukan in 1 vol.
Angel Town (天使の棲む街, Tenshi no Sumu Machi) 2005 Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Ai no Naseruwaza (愛のなせるわざ) 2006 Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.
Erika Satire (エリカスタイル) 2006 Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Hoshino Tanisō e yōkoso (星乃谷荘へようこそ) 2006–2007 Serialized in Chorus
Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.
Tasogare no Nikita-chan - Sweet & Bitter Days of Adejo (黄昏のニキータちゃん) 2007 Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 1 vol.
Kamino Kyōsuke no Kareina Nichijō (神野恭介の華麗な日常) 2008 Published by Fusōsha in 1 vol.
Onna wo Migaku Otona no Ren'ai (女を磨く大人の恋愛ゼミナール) 2009 Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.
Pool (プール) 2009 Published by Gentosha in 1 vol.
Ai no Seikatsu (愛の生活) 2009 Published by Sobisha in 1 vol.
Koi no Kaori (恋の香り) 2009–2010 Serialized in Office You
Published by Shueisha in 2 vol. 		[20][21]
Hakone Ekiden ni Koiwoshiyō Hashire! Miruko (箱根駅伝に恋をしよう走れ！ミル子) 2010 Published by Magazine House in 1 vol.
Tasogare no Nikita-chan (黄昏のニキータちゃん2010) 2010 Published by Wani Plus in 1 vol.
Tōkyō Torantan (東京トランタン) 2010 Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Doctor Jitsu Kari no Nayamashiki Hibi (ドクター実狩の悩ましき日々) 2010 Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.
Kimi no Iru Basho (君のいる場所) 2010–2011 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. 		[22]
Yume no Shizuku (夢の雫) 2012 Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.
my dear life: Subarashiki Kanajo Jinsei (my dear life 素晴らしきかな女人生) 2012–2015 Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. 		[23]
Love or Work? 2013 Short story collection published by Takarajimasha in 1 vol.
Celebrating the 30th anniversary since her debut as a manga artist 		[24]
School Days 2013 Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.
Eden (エデン) 2014 Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.
Terrific! (テリフィック!) 2014–2016 Serialized in Office You
Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. 		[23]
Ballet Russes Nijinsky and Diaghilev (バレエ・リュス　ニジンスキーとディアギレフ) 2014–2017 Written by Shinsu Ichikawa
Serialized in Feel Young
Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. 		[23]
Mofutsu to Sasaete (もふっ・とさせて) 2016–2018 Published by Shueisha in 2 vol.
Komadori no Uta Beauty Legend Shidai-ki (こまどりの詩 ビューティーレジェンド四代記) 2021 Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 1 vol.
Koi wa Okane ja Kaemasen (恋はお金じゃ買えません) 2021–Present Serialized in Office You
Published by Shueisha in 4 vol. (as of February 2023) 		[25][26]

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