Miyako Maki

Mangaka, Visual Artist

1935 –

30

Who is Miyako Maki?

Miyako Maki is a former Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1957 with Haha Koi Warutsu. She received the 1989 Shogakukan Manga Award for General for Genji Monogatari, a Japanese manga version of Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji. She is the creator of Licca-chan, a popular Japanese doll. Her husband is well-known manga artist Leiji Matsumoto. After marrying Matsumoto she ended her career and started to live as a traditional Japanese housewife.

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Born
Jul 29, 1935
Kobe
Also known as
  • Maki Miyako
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Nationality
  • Japan
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Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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