Reiji Miyajima

Reiji Miyajima (Japanese: 宮島 礼吏, Hepburn: Miyajima Reiji) is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his series AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei and Rent-A-Girlfriend.

Reiji Miyajima
宮島 礼吏
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works

Career

In 2005, Reiji Miyajima received an honorable mention at the 75th Weekly Shōnen Magazine Newcomer Manga Award for his one-shot manga Pool no Saboten.[1] In 2008, he published his second one-shot manga Icon in Magazine Special.[2]

Miyajima started in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by illustrating the short-term series Suzuki no Shiten in 2009. The following year, he illustrated the series AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei, which is based on the Japanese idol group AKB48.[3] In 2017, Miyajima started the manga series Rent-A-Girlfriend,[4] which has performed well in Japan.[5] It has since received an anime adaptation and a spin-off manga.[6][7]

Aside from his manga career, Miyajima has also handled the series composition for the anime series 22/7.[8] He also wrote the original story for its manga adaptation, 22/7 +α, which was serialized in Sunday Webry.[9]

Works

Manga
  • Pool no Saboten (プールの仙人掌) (2005, one-shot)[1]
  • Icon (アイコン) (2008, one-shot published in Magazine Special)[2]
  • Suzuki no Shiten (鈴木の視点) (2009, written by Shigemitsu Harada; serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)[3]
  • AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei (AKB49〜恋愛禁止条例〜) (2010–2016, written by Motoazabu Factory; serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)[3]
  • Mononote: Edo Shinobi Kagyō (もののて～江戸忍稼業～) (2016–2017, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)[10]
  • Rent-A-Girlfriend (彼女、お借りします, Kanojo, Okarishimasu) (2017–present, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)[4]
  • 22/7 +α (2020, illustrated by Nao Kasai; serialized in Sunday Webry)[9]
  • Rent-A-(Really Shy!)-Girlfriend (彼女、人見知ります, Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu) (2020–present, serialized in Magazine Pocket)[7]
  • Shiunji-ke no Kodomo-tachi (紫雲寺家の子供たち) (2022–present, serialized in Young Animal)[11]

Anime
  • 22/7 (ナナブンノニジュウニ, Nanabun no Nijūni) (2020, series composition)[8]

References
  1. 『彼女、お借りします』の宮島礼吏が語る漫画作りの極意！（前編）【漫画家への花道】. Magazine Pocket (in Japanese). Kodansha. March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  2. 宮島 礼吏. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. AKB48週マガでマンガ化、謎のメンバー加入で「AKB49」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 25, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  4. 「AKB49」宮島礼吏が描く、“レンタル”から始まるラブコメディ始動. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 12, 2017. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  5. 『彼女、お借りします』がアプリ化決定！ …って『七つの大罪』や『ネギま！』のあの子もレンタル可能!?. Dengeki Online (in Japanese). June 18, 2021. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  6. Loo, Egan (December 15, 2019). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Manga Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 15, 2020). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Manga Gets Spinoff About Sumi". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  8. Sherman, Jennifer (September 20, 2019). "22/7 Idol Project's TV Anime Reveals Staff, Video, Visual". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  9. 「22/7」コミカライズがサンデーうぇぶりで開始、アニメの補完エピソード描く. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 12, 2020. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  10. 「AKB49」宮島礼吏の新連載は変わった手を持つ忍の時代活劇、マガジンで. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 10, 2016. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  11. 紫雲寺家の子供たち：「彼女、お借りします」宮島礼吏の新連載が「ヤングアニマル」に. Mantan Web (in Japanese). January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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