Sumomo Yumeka

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Sumomo Yumeka (夢花李 Yumeka Sumomo?) is a Japanese manga artist. She is famous for her works Chou ni Naru Hi and Dousaibou Seibutsu, which have been translated in English under the titles The Day I Became a Butterfly and Same Cell Organism.

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[edit] Profile

Much information about Sumomo Yumeka is unknown. She is popularly known under this pseudonym in the BL community but has also published works under the names Mizu Sahara (佐原ミズ Sahara Mizu) for her seinen works, Sahara Keita (佐原恵太 Sahara Keita) for her shōjo works and Chikyuya/Sasshi (地球屋/さっし Chikyuya/Sasshi) for doujinshi.

She draws herself as a female stick figure with rosy cheeks.

In her author notes at the end of her published works like Hoshi no Koe, she often mentions that she feels that she did not do a good enough job. She is often not satisfied with what she has done and claims that her stories don't make sense. However, she is always grateful to the people she works with.

[edit] Major Works

Same Cell Organism

Same Cell Organism is about Nakagawa and Yokota, two friends in high school who share their fears and plans with each other as graduation draws near. The manga also features The Letter in the Attic, To Make an Angel and We Selfish Two.

The Day I Became a Butterfly

The Day I Became a Butterfly features the interesting story of Uka and Mimi, two high school students who feel isolated. One is suffering from a disease and one is rumored to have a strange ability to hear if a person is dying.

Unlike Same Cell Organism, The Day I Became a Butterfly is not purely BL. It contains You at the End, Tokyo Alien Ulala and Planet Yours which are all boys love. It also contains The Lonely War which features a more traditional high school romance and Blue Cat Tunnel which is about a girl who falls in love with a man she shouldn't.

Voices of a Distant Star

Under the pseudonym Mizu Sahara, she worked with Makoto Shinkai to publish a manga adaptation of the critically acclaimed movie Hoshi no Koe. The manga featured an extended look at the movie, providing a wider perspective and a more emotional exploration.

[edit] List of Published Works

Works as Sumomo Yumeka

  • Kokoro Kikai
  • Soshite Hibi Koishiteku
  • Soshite Koi ga Hajimaru by Kei Tsukimura (illustrator only)
  • Natsukashi Mach no Rozione
  • Dousabou Seibutsu (published in English by Digital Manga Publishing as Same Cell Organism)
  • Chou ni Naru Hi (published in English by Digital Manga Publishing as The Day I Became a Butterfly)
  • Tenguzin
  • Nemunoki no Geshukusou

Works as Mizu Sahara

  • Basu Hashiru (includes a series of shorts under the title Nanairo Sekai)
  • My Girl
  • Hoshi no Koe by Makoto Shinkai (illustrator only, published in English by Tokyopop as Voices of a Distant Star)
  • Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho by Makoto Shinkai (illustrator only)
  • Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan

Works as Chikyuya/Sasshi

[edit] See also

Hoshi no Koe

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