You Higuri
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You Higuri (pronounced "yuu") (Higuri You born October 16 in Osaka) is a Japanese manga artist who has made several appearances at anime and manga conventions in the United States and other countries outside of Japan. Her first U.S. appearance was at the initial Yaoi-Con in San Francisco in 2001. She is known especially for her drawings of beautiful fantasy men in romantic storylines set in historical Europe, such as Gorgeous Carat in early 20th-century France and Cantarella during the Italian Renaissance.
She is an only child. Her professional debut was in 1993.
Comic artists who influenced her work include Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki, and the Showa 24 generation of women manga artists lead by Moto Hagio who created girls' comics in the 1970s.
Higuri currently lives in Takarazuka City near Osaka.
[edit] Published works
- Azel Seimaden, 1994 (prequel to "Seimaden")
- Sento no Hishin, 1994
- Seimaden, 1994-1999
- Lost Angel, 1995
- Ludwig II, 1996-1998
- Kamen no Romanesque (Mask of Romance), 1997 (not written by artist; based on a Takarazuka Revue play)
- Zoku: Cutlass, 1997-1998
- Zeus, 1997-1998
- Ramen Ikaga!? 1995 (original) & 1997
- Shinkyoku (Divine Comedy), 1998
- Gorgeous Carat: Virtue of Darkness, 1999-2002
- Tenshi no Hitsugi: Ave Maria (Angel's Coffin: Ave Maria), 2000
- Tenshi ni Bara no Hanataba o (Rose Bouquet for an Angel), 2000-2001
- Cutlass: Shounen tachi no toki (Cutlass: A Time for Boys), 2000
- Poison artbook, 2000
- Flower, 2001
- Cantarella_(manga), 2001-present
- My Little Lover, 2002
- Gorgeous Carat Galaxy, 2004
- Gakuen Heaven (School Heaven), 2004 (a scenario from SPRAY's "Boy's Love Scramble!" game)
- Taisho Era Chronicles, 2005
- Crown, 2005-present (writer Shinji Wada)
- Nighthead Genesis anime, 2006 (did character design)
- Jewel artbook, 2006
[edit] External links
- Tiara: You Higuri Official Site (Japanese)
- Tiara: You Higuri Official Site (English translation)
- You Higuri interview, translation by Jeanne, Aestheticism.com, 2001
- A Review of You Higuri's Gorgeous Carat, by K. Avila, Sequential Tart, Oct. 2004
- You Higuri at FanimeCon 2004, by K. Avila, Sequential Tart, Jul. 2004
