Ryoko Yamagishi

is a Japanese manga artist. She is a member of the Year 24 Group, as one of the female artists who innovated (girls') manga throughout the 1970s. Her major works include and Terpsichora.

Life and career Ryoko Yamagishi was born on September 24, 1947, in Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido, Japan. As a child, she studied ballet, which plays a part in many of her works. When she read the manga of Machiko Satonaka in 1964, she decided to pursue becoming a manga artist. Although her parents did not agree with this, in 1966 she entered a competition in Shōjo Friend and was a semi-finalist. She applied to Kodansha and sent some short stories to COM. In 1968, after completing her art studies in Hokkaido, she moved to Tokyo and applied for Shueisha. The next year, she made her professional debut with Left and Right, a short story published in Ribon Comic, a spin-off of Ribon.

Style and themes Her works normally have occult themes, although her most popular are Arabesque, about Russian ballet, and . According to Yoshihiro Yonezawa, Yamagishi's style is influenced by Art Nouveau.

Reception In 1983, she won the Kodansha Manga Award in the manga category for .

She worked on Terpsichora, which was nominated for the 9th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2005 and won the 11th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2007. It was also among the jury-selected works of Japan Media Arts Festival 2002.

Her work was exhibited at the in Tokyo from September to December 2016.

Works

Serializations + List of serialized manga by Ryoko Yamagishi Title Year(s) Notes : Part 1 1971–1973 Serialized in RibonPublished by Shueisha in 4 volumes 1974–1975 Serialized in Published by Hakusensha in 4 volumes 1977–1978 Serialized in Published by Hakusensha in 5 volumesAdapted into an OVA by Madhouse in 1988 1980–1984 Serialized in LaLaPublished by Hakusensha in 11 volumesBased on the life of Prince Shōtoku 1986–1987 Serialized in Monthly AsukaPublished by Kadokawa Shoten in 1 volumeBased on the kabuki play by Takeshi Umehara 1994–1995 Serialized in LaLaPublished by Hakusensha in 2 volumesRe-released as Tutankhamun volumes 1–2 1996–1997 Serialized in Published by in 2 volumesCombined with for a total of 4 volumes 1998–2000 Serialized in Comic Tom PlusPublished by Ushio Publishing in 4 volumes 2000 Serialized in Comic Tom PlusPublished by Ushio Publishing in 1 volume Terpsichora 2000–2006 Serialized in Da VinciPublished by Media Factory in 10 volumes Terpsichora: Part 2 2007–2010 Serialized in Da VinciPublished by Media Factory in 5 volumes 2011–2012 Serialized in Da VinciPublished by Media Factory in 2 volumes Revelation: 2014–2020 Serialized in MorningPublished by Kodansha in 6 volumesBased on the life of Joan of Arc

Selected one-shots + List of selected one-shot manga by Ryoko Yamagishi Title Year Notes 1969 Published in Ribon ComicDebut work 1971 Published in Ribon ComicFirst manga to portray a lesbian relationship Cosmos 1971 Published in Ribon 1977 Published in 1977 Published in 1982 Published in Petit Comic 1985 Published in Petit Flower

Art books + List of art books by Ryoko Yamagishi