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.
In 1971, she released the one-shot manga , which tells the story of a romance between two students at an all-girls boarding school in France. It was published by Shueisha in Ribon Comic and is regarded as the first (female-female romance) manga.
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 () 1976 Serialized in Published by Hakusensha in 2 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 premiered in Monthly Asukas January 1987 issue and concluded in its July 1987 issue, per the magazine's table-of-contents recorded by the vintage manga bookstore Kudan Shobō. Note: Like most Japanese manga magazines, the January 1987 issue was released ahead of its cover date, in 1986. 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 1995–1996 Serialized in Comic TomPublished by Ushio Publishing in 1 volume () 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 was serialized in the following issues of Ushio Publishing's Comic Tom Plus magazine: Terpsichora () 2000–2006 Serialized in Da VinciPublished by Media Factory in 10 volumes Text: Translation: "The first part of Terpsichora was serialized from 2000–2006 and the second part from 2007–2010 in Da Vinci magazine." Terpsichora: Part 2 () 2007–2010 Serialized in Da VinciPublished by Media Factory in 5 volumes 2006–2007 Serialized in Da VinciPublished by Media Factory in 1 volume Wilis premiered in Da Vincis January 2007 issue, released in December 2006. 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 1978 Published in Petit Comic Helen () 1979 Published in Based on the story of Helen of Troy 1982 Published in Petit Comic was published in Petit Comics April 1982 issue, per the magazine's table-of-contents recorded by the vintage manga bookstore Kudan Shobō. 1985 Published in Petit Flower
Art books
|+ List of art books by Ryoko Yamagishi
References
Further reading
External links
Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide