Waki Yamato

Since her debut, Yamato steadily created and published a variety of works in the genre of manga. It was also made into a musical for the Takarazuka Revue, an anime series (which reached an international audience through TV broadcasts in Italy and France), and a live-action film. Through these early works, she established her position as one of the most popular manga artists.

Life and works After the success of Haikara-san ga Tōru, she continued to create many manga, including the comedy Aramis '78 (series), Yokohama Monogatari (The Story of Yokohama), and N. Y. Komachi (The Belle of New York). The latter two were historical manga, set during the Meiji period.

The heroines of these stories were active girls who traveled overseas. Yamato's early work Reidii Mitsuko (Lady Mitsuko), 1976, was based on the true story of Mitsuko Aoyama, who was the mother of Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi.

Similarly, in Yokohama Monogatari, Uno visits California, marries her Japanese lover there and returns to Yokohama, while Mariko visits London to meet her Japanese husband. In N. Y. Komachi tomboy Shino travels to New York and becomes a camerawoman. At the end she settles in America with her husband Danny.

Asaki Yume Mishi Yamato's major work is Asaki Yume Mishi. Yamato spent 13 years (1980–93) completing this famous long work, based on Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji. Yamato studied the historical details of the Heian period. But she made radical changes to the characters and plot, to fit contemporary mores. Yet her work remains one of the best visualizations of the Heian era.

List of works Book information from Media Arts Database. (in progress, incomplete). N Title ja-Title Label Vol. Date of Pub. Publisher Magazine Date Remark 01 Thief Angel Teen comics deluxe 1 1972-10-10 Wakagi shobo Shojo Friend 1966 (37th) Debut short story 02 Mon Cheri CoCo KC 3 1972-08-28 Kodansha Shojo Friend 1968 adapted into TV anime (1972) 03 Haikara-san ga Tōru KC friend 8 1975-1977 Kodansha adapted into TV anime (1978–79) 04 Lady Mitsuko KC friend B 1 1977 Kodansha 05 Killa Killa KC friend 5 1978-1979 Kodansha 06 End of Heaven, Border of Earth KC mimi 1 1979-10-15 Kodansha 07 Aramis ’78 KC friend B 4 1979–1984 Kodansha 08 Playball in the Year 2600 KC friend 5 1979–1980 Kodansha 09 The One with Wings KC friend 1 198008-15 Kodansha 10 Asaki Yume Mishi KC mimi 13 1980-1993 Kodansha based on Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji 11 Moonlight Shining Tree KC friend B 1 1980 Kodansha 12 Myth of Dark-blue Color KC friend 1 1980-12-15 Kodansha 13 The Story of Yokohama KC friend 8 1981-1984 Kodansha 14 The Belle of New York KC friend 8 1986-1988 Kodansha 15 High Hheels Cop KC mimi deluxe 5 1990-1993 Kodansha 16 Wow, He is Prince!? KC friend 1 1990-09-13 Kodansha 17 Fruits of the Angel KC mimi 3 1993-1994 Kodansha based on novel by Shizuka Ijuin 18 Natascha of Rainbow KC mimi 5 1995-1997 Kodansha based on novel by Mariko Hayashi 19 Samurai facing to the West KC BE LOVE 5 1997-2001 Kodansha 20 Baby-sitter Gin! K Comics kiss 9 1998-2007 Kodansha 21 The Scent of Crimson KC BE LOVE 4 1998-2007 Kodansha 22 The Daughter of Ishtar KC BE LOVE 16 2010-2017 Kodansha (The Life of Ono no Otsū)

Reception Yamato's story manga Haikara-san ga Tōru series had been sold over 10 million copies. Also, the total sales number of her representative work Asaki YUmemishi had been over 12 million, as of 1997.

Notes and references

Waki Yamato manga at Media Arts Database List of Works fan site, based on ｢大和和紀自選集5｣(Author's Selected Works, Vol.5) Kodansha, (Japanese) List of Works fan site, based on ｢大和和紀自選集5｣(Author's Selected Works, Vol.5) Kodansha, (Japanese) Yamato Waki Haikara-san ga Tooru Kodansha (Japanese comic) Yamato Waki Lady Mitsuko Kodansha (Japanese comic) Yamato Waki Yokohama Monogatari 8 volumes, Kodansha (Japanese comic) Yamato Waki N. Y. Komachi 8 volumes, Kodansha (Japanese comic) Yamato Waki Asaki Yume Mishi 13 volumes, Kodansha (Japanese comic)