Kazumi Yamashita (artist)

Kazumi Yamashita (山下 和美, Yamashita Kazumi, born 15 August 1959 in Otaru, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist.

Kazumi Yamashita
山下和美
Born (1959-08-15) August 15, 1959
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa
Awards2003 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga - The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa
2021 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Land

Yamashita started her career as a shōjo manga artist. She made her debut as a professional artist in 1980 in the magazine Margaret.[1] In her early years, she was inspired by the style of Mariko Iwadate.[2] She is best known for The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa, which is being published in the seinen magazine Morning, and for which she received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga.[3] The main character of the manga is modeled after her own father.[2]

For her series Land she received the Grand Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 2021.

Selected works
  • Dandy and Me (ダンディーとわたし, Dandii to Watashi)
  • The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa (天才柳沢教授の生活, Tensai Yanagisawa Kyoju no Seikatsu), since 1988
  • Wonder Boy (不思議な少年, Fushigi na Shōnen), since 2001
  • Melo Neko: Neko Manga Anthology (めろねこ 猫まんがアンソロジー Melo Neko)
  • Suki desu! (数寄です!), 2010-2013
  • Land (ランド Rando), 2014-2020[4]

References
  1. モーニング. "ランド". モーニング公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. "Urasawa Naoki no Manben". imdb. 9 November 2014.
  3. Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  4. モーニング. "【速報】 山下和美『ランド』が第25回手塚治虫文化賞マンガ大賞を受賞！ コミックDAYS記念企画も始動". モーニング公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 March 2022.


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