Amy Kim Kibuishi () (born 1980 in Binghamton, New York),Democrat and Chronicle staff. (April 9, 2006). "Especially for teens". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Pg. 7C is an American author and illustrator of original English-language manga.
Career Kibuishi is a winner in the fourth Rising Stars of MangaPaniccia, Mark (Editor) (December 2004). Rising Stars of Manga, Vol. 4, Los Angeles: Tokyopop. . Pg. 52 competition, winning the third-place prize of $1,000 and a trophy for her story The Hopeless Romantic and the Hapless Girl.Brady, Matt (June 7, 2005). "RISING STARS IV: AMY KIM GANTER ON SORCERERS & SECRETARIES ". Retrieved on 2006-11-23 In 2005, Kibuishi created the character designs and comic art for the original Diner Dash video game by Gamelab. She later authored Tokyopop's Sorcerers & Secretaries,Gumbrecht, Jamie (April 14, 2006). "Graphic novelists drawing a crowd". Lexington Herald-Leader. Health & Family section, Pg. 5 the story of Josh, a "bad boy," who falls for Nicole, a university student and part-time secretary who writes the story of the sorcerer Ellon in her dream journal.Staff. (February 20, 2006). "Sorcerers and Secretaries". Publishers Weekly. Pg. 142
Kibuishi is also a contributor to the second and fourth volumes of the Flight series of comics anthologies, telling Food from the Sea a "manga-derived tale of an epic clash between a fish seller and a clam seller" in volume 4.Flagg, Gordon (May 15, 2007). "Flight, v. 4". Booklist. Pg. 28 She has adapted the R.L. Stine Goosebumps novella, Deep Trouble, for the graphic novel Terror Trips. Terror Trips also has stories illustrated by Jill Thompson and Jamie Tolagson.Abbott, Alana (May 1, 2007). "Terror Trips". School Library Journal. Pg. 168 She is also the creator of the defunct webcomic Reman Mythology.Jiayi, Patricia (May 26, 2006). "School hit by manga mania". Pasadena Star-News
By 2007, Kibuishi had stopped creating manga and webcomics to focus on her new family, describing herself as a "former cartoonist" on her blog.Kibuishi, Amy Kim (August 16, 2011). "Amy Kim Kibuishi's Little Blog" ". Retrieved on February 13, 2022 This changed when she announced the launch of her new graphic novel The Rema Chronicles in July 2021.Kibuishi, Amy Kim. "Felaxx's Gallery: Amy Kim Kibuishi's Little Blog," The Rema Chronicles It is scheduled to be published by Scholastic Graphix in 2022.The Scholastic Store "The Rema Chronicles #1: Realm of the Blue Mist"
Influences Kibuishi says that after out-growing superhero comics like Spawn and X-Men, she became influenced by the more realistic comics she discovered while on a childhood trip to Korea. She cites Japanese manga series Ranma ½ as an influence.Jiayi, Patricia (July 2, 2006). "Creativity takes 'Flight'". Pasadena Star-News
Personal life Kibuishi is married to comics artist Kazu Kibuishi. They reside in Bellevue, Washington and have two children together. Kibuishi told the story of her "third first kiss" with her future husband for the book First Kiss (Then Tell).Doyle, Miranda (February 1, 2007). "First Kiss (Then Tell): A Collection of True Lip-Locked Moments". School Library Journal. Pg. 133
References
External links Amy Kim Kibuishi's current website