Kozue Amano
Kozue Amano (天野 こずえ, Amano Kozue, born 26 May 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. She is widely known as the creator of Aria, which proved to be a best-selling hit, and was adapted into an anime television series consisting of 3 seasons, 2 movies and 2 OVAs.
Kozue Amano
- Born
- 26 May 1974
- Birthplace
- Saitama, Japan
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Occupation
- mangaka · comics artist
- Known for
- Aria · Roman Club · Amanchu! · Aqua
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• Name Nonen — 天野 こずえ • Nonus — ja • Born — 26 May 1974 • Birthplace — Saitama, Japan • Nationality — Japanese • Area — Manga artist, writer • Notable Works — Aria, Amanchu! • Manga — y
Works
Works
• Roman Club (Roman Kurabu) (1995–1996, serialized in Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Enix); (2005 reprint by Mag Garden) • Mukūkai (夢空界) – Amano Kozue Tanpenshū 1, a collection of short stories (1996, Enix); (2004 reprint by Mag Garden) • Crescent Noise (クレセントノイズ, Kuresento Noizu) (1997–2001, serialized in Monthly GFantasy, Enix) • Sora no Uta (空の謳) – Amano Kozue Tanpenshu 2, a collection of short stories (1999, Enix); (2004 reprint by Mag Garden) • Ohi-sama Egao (おひさま笑顔), also known as Princess' Smile, (2000, Enix) • AQUA (アクア) (2001, serialized Monthly Stencil, Enix); (2003 reprint by Mag Garden) • ARIA (アリア) (2002–2008, serialized in Monthly Comic Blade, Mag Garden) • Amanchu! (あまんちゅ!) (2008–2021, serialized in Monthly Comic Blade, Mag Garden) • Colori Colore Creare (コローリ コローレ クレアーレ) (2022–present, serialized in MAGCOMI, Mag Garden)
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1974
Kozue Amano born at Saitama.
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- 1.Dirk Deppey. ADV's Abandoned Manga. The Comics Journal. 24 January 2007.
- 2.Anime News Network. Production I.G Announces Mag Garden Merger. 5 July 2007.
- 3.Anime News Network. Kozue Amano's Amanchu! Goes Quarterly Due to Pregnancy. 30 August 2010.
- 4.Square Enix.
- 5.Mag Garden.
- 6.Mag Garden.
- 7.Mag Garden.
- 8.Mag Garden. 新装版 AQUA 1.
- 9.Mag Garden. ARIA 1.
- 10.Mag Garden.
- 11.Colori Colore Creare 1巻.
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