Kyoko Ariyoshi

Kyoko Ariyoshi
Born	September 14, 1950 (1950-09-14) (age 61) Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	manga artist
Nationality	Japanese
Genres	fiction
Subjects	shōjo manga, ballet manga.

Kyoko Ariyoshi (有吉京子, Ariyoshi Kyōko^?, born September 14, 1950) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She was born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. She debuted by publishing her work Kitty and a Girl (Koneko to Shōjo) in Shukan Margaret in 1971.

Ariyoshi is well-known for her works of the ballet stories. Swan (Part 1, 1977–1980, and Part 2, 1980–1981),^[1] Swan -The Prayer of Swan- (1982–1983) and Applause are the representative works. These are all stories of ballet and ballerinas.

References

^ Gravett, Paul (2004). Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics. Laurence King Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 9781856693912. http://books.google.com/books?id=VgdjrS-lYwQC&pg=PA93. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

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Name	Ariyoshi, Kyoko
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Date of birth	September 14, 1950
Place of birth	Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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