Natsumi Ando

Natsumi Ando
安藤 なつみ
Born	Tenpaku Ward, Nagoya
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Known for	Zodiac P.I. Kitchen Princess Something's Wrong with Us
Website	blog.goo.ne.jp/miyasayo0127

Natsumi Ando (安藤 なつみ, Andō Natsumi)[1] is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 1994 with Headstrong Cinderella, which won the 19th Nakayoshi Rookie Award.[1] She is best known for Zodiac P.I., Something's Wrong with Us, and Kitchen Princess, the latter for which she won the Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga in 2006.[2] Something's Wrong with Us received a live-action Japanese television drama adaptation that premiered on Nippon TV on August 12, 2020, starring Minami Hamabe and Ryusei Yokohama.[3]

Works

• Tsuiteru ne Hijiri-chan (ツイてる ね 聖ちゃん)(April–November 1998, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 1 volume)[4]
• Smile de Ikō (スマイル で いこう) (February 1999–?, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 2 volumes)[5][6]
• Maria-ppoino! (マリアっぽいの) (2000)
• Zodiac P.I. (十二宮でつかまえて, Jūnikyū de Tsukamaete) (April 2001–January 2003, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 4 volumes; English translation, 2003[7])
• Tamete Misema Show! (貯めて みせま ショウ!) (2003)
• Wild @ Heart (ワイルド だもん, Wairudo Damon) (April 2003–May 2004, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 3 volumes;[8][9] English translation, 2010[10])
• Kitchen Princess (キッチンのお姫さま, Kitchen no Ohime-sama) (September 2004—October 2008,[11][12] Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 10 volumes; English translation, 2007[13])
• Arisa (ARISA<アリサ>) (February 2009—September 2012,[14][15] Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 12 volumes; English translation, 2010[16])
• Let's Dance a Waltz (ワルツのお時間, Waltz no Ojikan, lit. "Time for a Waltz") (February 2013–February 2014,[17][18] Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 3 volumes; English translation, 2015)[19]
• "The World in Your Palm" (Tsunagaru ~Te no Hira no Sekai~) (April 2014, Nakayoshi, oneshot)[20]
• (ハイジと山男)(February 2015–ongoing, BE LOVE, Kodansha, 3 volumes)[21]
• Something's Wrong with Us (私たちはどうかしている, Watashitachi wa Dōka Shiteiru)(December 2016-July 2021, Kodansha, 16 volumes; English translation, 2020)[22][23]

References

1. Ando, Natsumi (2009). "About the Creator". Arisa. Vol. 1. New York: Del Rey Manga. pp. 190. ISBN 978-0-345-52241-2.
2. 過去の受賞者一覧 : 講談社漫画賞 : 講談社｢おもしろくて、ためになる｣出版を (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
3. "Natsumi Ando's Something's Wrong With Us Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. March 24, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
4. "ツイてる ね 聖ちゃん" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
5. "スマイル で いこう ( 1 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
6. "スマイル で いこう ( 2 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
7. "New Tokyopop Manga Acquisitions". Anime News Network. March 7, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
8. "ワイルド だもん ( 1 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
9. "ワイルド だもん ( 3 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
10. "North American Anime, Manga Releases October 24–30". Anime News Network. October 26, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
11. Kobayashi, Miyuki (2008). "From the Writer". Kitchen Princess. Vol. 8. New York City, New York: Del Rey Manga. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-345-50805-8. OCLC 671296941.
12. "なかよし". Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
13. "Comic-Con: Mushishi and More from Del Rey". Anime News Network. July 20, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
14. "Zodiac P.I.'s Natsumi Ando Launches Arisa Shōjo Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. December 1, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
15. "Natsumi Ando's Arisa Shōjo Mystery Manga Ending in Japan". Anime News Network. August 1, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
16. "North American Anime, Manga Releases October 24–30". Anime News Network. October 26, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
17. "Arisa's Natsumi Ando Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
18. "ワルツのお時間（３）＜完＞" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
19. "Kodansha USA Adds Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Let's Dance a Waltz Manga". Anime News Network. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
20. "Arisa's Natsumi Ando to Publish 'Tsunagaru' Oneshot". Anime News Network. February 26, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
21. "ハイジと山男 ( 1 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 3, 2015.^[dead link‍]
22. "私たちは" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
23. "Natsumi Ando's Something's Wrong With Us Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-07-30.

External links

• Natsumi Ando at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Official website