Ryo Ikuemi

Ryo Ikuemi
いくえみ綾
Born October 2, 1964
Nayoro, Hokkaidō
Nationality Japanese
Area(s) Writer, Manga artist
Notable works
Pops
Bara-Iro no Ashita
Kiyoku Yawaku
Awards 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo
2009 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo

Ryo Ikuemi (Japanese: いくえみ綾 Hepburn: Ikuemi Ryō, born October 2, 1964 in Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She writes mainly for Margaret, where she debuted in 1979 at age 15 with Maggie. In 1993, her high school romance Pops was adapted as an OVA by Madhouse. She received the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Bara-Iro no Ashita ("Rose-Colored Tomorrow"),[1] and the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Kiyoku Yawaku.[2] In 2013, Kiyoku Yawaku was adapted into a live action film starring Masami Nagasawa and Masaki Okada.[3]

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