Kanoko Sakurakoji

Japanese manga artist

Kanoko Sakurakoji 桜小路かのこ
Born	August 1 Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Backstage Prince Black Bird
Awards	54th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo (Black Bird)

Kanoko Sakurakoji (桜小路かのこ, Sakurakōji Kanoko, born in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. She writes primarily for Shogakukan in the shōjo manga magazine Betsucomi. She is best known as the author of Backstage Prince and Black Bird. In 2009, Black Bird received the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.^[1] Both Backstage Prince and Black Bird are licensed in English in North America by Viz Media.

Selected works

Suzu-chan no Neko (鈴ちゃんの猫, "Suzu-chan's Cat") (2001–2002)—2 volumes
Rakuen (2004)
Backstage Prince (2004–2005)
Ōsama no Shichiya (王様の質屋, "The King's Pawnshop") (2006)—1 volume
Black Bird (ブラックバード) (2006–2014)
Seirō Opera (青楼オペラ) (2015–present)—11 volumes, on-going^[2]
Baby, Star
Bitter – Nakechau Koi Monogatari
Eikoku Kizoku Goyoutashi
Yasashii Te
Yurusarete Inai Watachitachi
Gokko
Sono Hakui wo Nuide
Last Notes

References

^ Loo, Egan (January 20, 2009). "54th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
^ 青楼オペラ. Betsucomi (in Japanese). Retrieved December 10, 2019.

External links

Kanoko Sakurakoji at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Official website (in Japanese)

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Shogakukan Manga Award – Shōjo

1970s

Toward the Terra and Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya (1979)

1980s

Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi (1980)
Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama (1981)
Miyuki and Touch by Mitsuru Adachi (1982)
Kisshō Tennyo by Akimi Yoshida (1983)
Yume no Ishibumi by Toshie Kihara (1984)
Zenryaku Milk House by Yumiko Kawahara (1985)
Purple Eyes in the Dark by Chie Shinohara (1986)
Boyfriend by Fuyumi Soryo (1987)
Fancy Dance by Reiko Okano (1988)
Papa Told Me by Nanae Haruno (1989)

1990s

Crest of the Royal Family by Chieko Hosokawa and Hajime-chan ga Ichiban! by Taeko Watanabe (1990)
Makoto Call! by Kazuko Fujita (1991)
Basara by Yumi Tamura (1992)
Bara no Tame ni by Akemi Yoshimura (1993)
Baby and Me by Marimo Ragawa (1994)
Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio (1995)
Kanon by Chiho Saito (1996)
Ceres, Celestial Legend by Yuu Watase (1997)
Angel Lip by Kiyoko Arai (1998)
Barairo no Ashita by Ryo Ikuemi (1999)

2000s

Red River by Chie Shinohara (2000)
Kaguyahime by Reiko Shimizu and Yasha by Akimi Yoshida (2001)
Nana by Ai Yazawa and Kaze Hikaru by Taeko Watanabe (2002)
Love Com by Aya Nakahara (2003)
Sand Chronicles by Hinako Ashihara and We Were There by Yūki Obata (2004)
Sonnanja neyo by Kaneyoshi Izumi (2005)
7 Seeds by Yumi Tamura (2006)
Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu by Kotomi Aoki (2007)
Black Bird by Kanoko Sakurakoji (2008)
Machi de Uwasa no Tengu no Ko by Nao Iwamoto (2009)

2010s

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers by Fumi Yoshinaga (2010)
Pin to Kona by Ako Shimaki (2011)
Piece – Kanojo no Kioku by Hinako Ashihara (2012)
Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru by Kotomi Aoki (2013)
Joō no Hana by Kaneyoshi Izumi (2014)
My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko (2015)
37.5°C no Namida by Chika Shiina (2016)
Love Me, Love Me Not by Io Sakisaka (2017)
Suteki na Kareshi by Kazune Kawahara (2018)
Nagi no Oitoma by Misato Konari (2019)

2020s

The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons by Shizuki Fujisawa (2020)
My Love Mix-Up! by Wataru Hinekure and Aruko (2021)
Tomorrow, I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend by Hinao Wono (2022)

Categories (until 2022):
General
Shōnen
Shōjo
Children

2023–

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