Keiko Nishi

Keiko Nishi
西 炯子
Born (1966-12-26) December 26, 1966 (age 58)
Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Sanban-chō Hagiwara-ya no Bijin
Love Song

Keiko Nishi (西 炯子, Nishi Keiko, born December 26, 1966, in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist.[1]

Life

After graduating from Kagoshima Prefectural Ibusuki High School, she attended Tsuru University from where she graduated with a degree in Japanese literature. While still attending Tsuru University, Nishi made her professional manga debut in 1988 with the short story "Matteiru yo" in Shogakukan's manga magazine Petit Flower.[1][2] After her debut, she stopped publishing manga and was working as an elementary school teacher. Eventually, she took up manga again because of financial reasons.[3] Her definitive works include Sanban-chō Hagiwara-ya no Bijin and Love Song.

Style

Nishi was inspired by manga artists Fusako Kuramochi and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko.[3]

After completing a draft with pencil, she starts the inking process of her pages using a G pen also for thin lines. She then adds more detailed lines with a Maru pen.[3]

Legacy

Rachel Thorn described her in the mid-1990s as "one of the most popular and respected artists of her (twenty-something) generation."[4] Her former assistants include Peppe.[5]

Her manga series Otoko no Isshō was nomininated for the Manga Taishō in 2010 and, in the same year, was among the jury-selected works at the Japan Media Arts Festival. She herself has been in the festival's jury for manga from 2019 until 2021.[2]

Works

Cover of Love Song.
  • Sanban-chō Hagiwara-ya no Bijin (三番町萩原屋の美人, 1991-2000)
  • Love Song (October 1993, ISBN 4-09-172026-9, Shogakukan)
  • STAY (2002-2006)
  • Denpa no hito yo (2007)
  • Nisan to Boku (2008-2011)
  • Otoko no Isshō (2008–2012)
  • Ane no Kekkon (姉の結婚, 2010–2014)
  • Ta-tan (たーたん, since 2015)
  • Hatsukoi no Sekai (初恋の世界, since 2016)
  • Koi to Kokkai (恋と国会, since 2018)

Anthologies

References

  1. ^ a b c Van Huffel, Peter (January 17, 2004). "Nishi Keiko 西炯子". The Ultimate Manga Guide. Retrieved July 14, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Archive, Japan Media Arts Festival. "NISHI Keiko | List of Committee Members & Artists". Japan Media Arts Festival Archive. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. ^ a b c Urasawa, Naoki (2020). 西炯子 [Nishi Keiko]. Urasawa Naoki no Manben neo. NHK Educational TV.
  4. ^ Thorn, Rachel (February 1996). "Introduction". Four Shōjo Stories. Viz Communications. ISBN 1-56931-055-6.
  5. ^ 西炯子に教わったマンガ家の心得は？「テラハ」ペッペのデビュー作発売でファン集結. Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2020-08-06.


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