Hisaya Nakajo
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| Hisaya Nakajo 中条比紗也 | |
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| Born | 12 September 1973 Osaka Prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Died | 12 October 2023 (aged 50) |
| Area(s) | Character designer, writer, manga artist |
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| http://www.wild-vanilla.com | |
Hisaya Nakajo (中条 比紗也, Nakajō Hisaya; 12 September 1973 – 12 October 2023) was a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She also used the names Peco Fujiya (for yaoi works) and Ryou Fumizuki for doujinshi with her circle, Daisanteikoku.
Biography
[edit]Nakajo made her professional debut by winning the Outstanding Work award in the 18th Hakusensha Athena Newcomers' Awards for her work, Manatsu no Hanzaisha (真夏の犯罪者; 'The Midsummer Criminal') that was later published in the extra issue of Hana to Yume, Hana to Yume Planet Zōkan 15 July issue. She published her first one-shot as a professional manga artist titled, Hāto no Kajitsu (ハートの果実; 'Heart no Kajitsu') in the 23rd issue of Hana to Yume in 1994.[2] In a 1995 interview, when asked about the origin of her boyish pen name, she replied, "There's no particular origin. I was really into name divination when I debuted, so I just made it up with some wordplay." Her real name has not been publicly disclosed.[3]
Nakajo came in 39th in the 2007 Most Searched Manga Artist Names by the Japanese search engine, goo.[4]
Hisaya Nakajo died from heart disease on 12 October 2023, 8:52, at the age of 50.[5][6][7]
Works
[edit]One-shots
[edit]- Heart no Kajitsu
- Futari no Hōsoku
- 17 Romance
- Tasogare wa Sasayaku
- Tokeru Koe
- Natsu no Ran
- Kawaki no Tsuki
- Ō-sama Monogatari
- Wild Kiss
Sent-in works
[edit]- Manatsu no Hanzaisha
Short works
[edit]- Yumemiru Happa
- Usotsuki na Taiyō
Series
[edit]- Missing Piece
- Hana-Kimi
- Sugar Princess
Contributions
[edit]- Duel Love – Character design
References
[edit]- ^ "作家データベース". www.hakusensha.co.jp. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ 中条比紗也プロフィール (in Japanese). Hakusensha/Comicate. Archived from the original on 28 October 2000. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ 白泉社 1995, p. 17.
- ^ "Japanese Search Engine Releases Most Searched Mangaka Names in 2007". ComiPress. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ "漫画家・中条比紗也さん死去 享年50 『花ざかりの君たちへ』『シュガープリンセス』など". ORICON NEWS. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Inc, Natasha. "「花ざかりの君たちへ」中条比紗也が死去、心臓の病気により50歳で". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "中条比紗也先生 ご逝去の報｜花とゆめ【白泉社】". 花とゆめ【白泉社】. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
