Keiko Takemiya

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Keiko Takemiya (竹宮惠子, Takemiya Keiko^?, born February 13, 1950) is a female manga artist. She is included in Year 24 group.

Among her most noted works is the manga Kaze to Ki no Uta, which was noted for being a pioneering shōjo series of the 1970s and 1980s, and To Terra.... She received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen/shōjo manga for both Kaze to Ki no Uta and To Terra...,^[1] and the the prestigous Seiun Award for science fiction manga in 1978 for To Terra....

[edit] Selected bibliography

Ringo no Tsumi (りんごの罪, Ringo no tsumi^?, 1968)
Natsu e no Tobira (夏への扉, Natsu e no tobira^?, 1975)
Kaze to Ki no Uta (風と木の詩, Kaze to ki no uta^?, 1976–1984)
To Terra... (地球へ…, Terra e...^?, 1977–1980) (published in English by Vertical)
Andromeda Stories (アンドロメダ・ストーリーズ, Andromeda stories^?, 1980-1982) (published in English by Vertical, Story by Sci Fi author Ryu Mitsuse)
Tenma no Ketsuzoku (天馬の血族, Tenma no ketsuzoku^?, 1992–2000)