is a Japanese manga artist and essayist. Most of her works are published in josei magazines.
Career Sakurazawa grew up in Tokyo. As a child, she read shōjo manga by Yukari Ichijo, Keiko Takemiya and Ryoko Yamagishi.
During her second year of high school, she became interested in the lolicon erotic magazine Shōjo Alice, which was sold in vending machines. She personally visited the publisher with the goal of becoming a manga artist for them. She started her career as a professional manga artist in 1983 at the age of 19 with a yonkoma manga that she drew for an erotic magazine for men. Her early work for erotic and pulp manga magazines such as Manga Burikko is considered pioneering in the way it dealt directly with the sexuality of young women outside of the norms of shōjo manga. Together with other female artists who worked for hentai magazines such as Kyoko Okazaki, Shungicu Uchida and Yōko Kondo, she is sometimes referred to as "onna no ko H mangaka" ("women H cartoonists"). In 1987, she published short stories in the alternative manga magazine Garo.
Like Kyoko Okazaki, Sakurazawa shifted to publishing in manga in young ladies magazines such as Young You and especially Feel Young in the late 1980s. Since the 2000s, she is a regular contributor to the josei magazine Office You.
She writes autobiographic manga and manga essays about her life with her cats such as the long-running series Shippo ga Tomodachi. In 2000, she married a DJ and restaurant manager and gave birth to two children. When her husband became a stay-at-home dad and she kept focusing on her career, she made manga like Kyō mo Otenki based on her experience of giving birth as well as their romantic and parental life. The couple received media attention because of their lifestyle. Sakurazawa herself appears as a commentator on TV.
Works TitleYearNotesRefsKawaii Mono (かわいいもの)1985Serialized in Manga BurikkoPublished by Byakuya Shobō in 1 vol.Mainichi ga Aki no Sora (毎日が秋の空)1986Serialized in Comic BurgerPublished by Scholar in 1 vol.Cherry ni Omakase! (チェリーにおまかせ!)1987Published by Seirindō in 1 vol.Fools' Paradise (フールズ・パラダイス)1987Published by Kawade Shobō Shinsha in 1 vol.Yūbe no Natsu (ユウベノナツ)1988Published by Hakusensha in 1 vol.Dai Ren'ai Senkai (大恋愛専科)1988Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.Just Lovers (ジャスト・ラヴァーズ, Jasuto Ravāzu)1989Published by Magazine House in 1 vol.Shippo ga Tomodachi (シッポがともだち)1989–2005Serialized in YouPublished by Shueisha in 7 vol.Love Stories (ラブ・ストーリーズ)1990Serialized in Young YouPublished by Media Factory in 1 vol.Boku no Angel Dust (僕のエンジェル・ダスト)1990Published by Akita Shoten in 1 vol.Love So Special1991Published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1 vol.Makin' Happy (メイキン・ハッピィ)1991–1993Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 4 vol.Salon (サロン)1991–1992Serialized in Young RosePublished by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 1 vol.Sekai no Owari niwa Kimi to Issho ni (世界の終わりには君と一緒に)1992Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 2 vol.Cool1992–1993Serialized in Young YouPublished by Shueisha in 1 vol.The Rules of Love (恋の掟, Koi no Okite)1993–1994Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 1 vol.Published in English by TokyopopNothing But Loving You (愛しあう事しかできない, Ai Shiau Koto shika Dekinai)1994Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 1 vol.Published in English by TokyopopEscape (エスケープ)1995Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 1 vol.Between the Sheets (シーツの隙間, Shītsu no Sukuma)1995–1996Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 1 vol.Published in English by TokyopopLove Vibes1996Serialized in Young YouPublished by Shueisha in 1 vol.Diamonds (掌にダイヤモンド, Tenohira ni Daiyamondo)1996–1997Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 1 vol.Angel Breath (エンジェル・ブレス)1997Short story collection published by Shodensha in 1 vol.Romance no Oizumi (ロマンスの泉)1997–1998Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 1 vol.Angel (天使, Tenshi)1999–2006Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 2 vol.Vol. 1 published in English by TokyopopCrash1998–1999Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 2 vol.Lovely! (ラブリー!, Raburī!)1998–2009Serialized in CUTiE Comic, Zipper Comic and FC WebPublished by Takarajimasha and Shodensha in 4 vol.Keseran Pasaran (ケセランパサラン)1999Serialized in Young YouPublished by Shueisha in 1 vol.Angel Nest (天使の巣, Tenshi no Su)2001Short story collection published by Shodensha in 1 vol.Published in English by TokyopopThe Aromatic Bitters (アロマチック・ビターズ, Aromatikku Bitāzu)2002–2003Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 2 vol.Published in English by TokyopopKyō mo Otenki (今日もお天気)2002–2012Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 8 vol.Yume no Katachi (夢のかたち)2001–2002Serialized in Young YouPublished by Shueisha in 1 vol.Body & Soul (ボディ&ソウル, Bodi & Souru)2003–2004Written by Takumi TerakadoSerialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 2 vol.Kashikoi Watashi no Gaika Tōshi (かしこい私の外貨投資)2005Published by Shogakukan in 1 vol.Angel Town (天使の棲む街, Tenshi no Sumu Machi)2005Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.Ai no Naseruwaza (愛のなせるわざ)2006Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.Erika Satire (エリカスタイル)2006Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.Hoshino Tanisō e yōkoso (星乃谷荘へようこそ)2006–2007Serialized in ChorusPublished by Shueisha in 1 vol.Tasogare no Nikita-chan - Sweet & Bitter Days of Adejo (黄昏のニキータちゃん)2007Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 1 vol.Kamino Kyōsuke no Kareina Nichijō (神野恭介の華麗な日常)2008Published by Fusōsha in 1 vol.Onna wo Migaku Otona no Ren'ai (女を磨く大人の恋愛ゼミナール)2009Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.Pool (プール)2009Published by Gentosha in 1 vol.Ai no Seikatsu (愛の生活)2009Published by Sobisha in 1 vol.Koi no Kaori (恋の香り)2009–2010Serialized in Office YouPublished by Shueisha in 2 vol.Hakone Ekiden ni Koiwoshiyō Hashire! Miruko (箱根駅伝に恋をしよう走れ！ミル子)2010Published by Magazine House in 1 vol.Tasogare no Nikita-chan (黄昏のニキータちゃん2010)2010Published by Wani Plus in 1 vol.Tōkyō Torantan (東京トランタン)2010Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.Doctor Jitsu Kari no Nayamashiki Hibi (ドクター実狩の悩ましき日々)2010Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.Kimi no Iru Basho (君のいる場所)2010–2011Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 1 vol.Yume no Shizuku (夢の雫)2012Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.my dear life: Subarashiki Kanajo Jinsei (my dear life 素晴らしきかな女人生)2012–2015Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 1 vol.Love or Work?2013Short story collection published by Takarajimasha in 1 vol.Celebrating the 30th anniversary since her debut as a manga artistSchool Days2013Published by Shodensha in 1 vol.Eden (エデン)2014Published by Shueisha in 1 vol.Terrific! (テリフィック!)2014–2016Serialized in Office YouPublished by Shueisha in 1 vol.Ballet Russes Nijinsky and Diaghilev (バレエ・リュス ニジンスキーとディアギレフ)2014–2017Written by Shinsu Ichikawa Serialized in Feel YoungPublished by Shodensha in 1 vol.Mofutsu to Sasaete (もふっ・とさせて)2016–2018Published by Shueisha in 2 vol.Komadori no Uta Beauty Legend Shidai-ki (こまどりの詩 ビューティーレジェンド四代記)2021Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 1 vol.Koi wa Okane ja Kaemasen (恋はお金じゃ買えません)2021–PresentSerialized in Office YouPublished by Shueisha in 4 vol. (as of February 2023)
References
External links at Line Erica Sakurazawa at Nadeshico Erica Sakurazawa at Shu-Cream
Erica Sakurazawa at Media Arts Database Eric Sakurazawa works at The Ultimate Manga Guide, edited by Peter Van Huffel