Akemi Matsunae

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Akemi Matsunae
Born	(1956-11-18) 18 November 1956 (age 68) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Junjō Crazy Fruits
Awards	1988 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga - Junjō Crazy Fruits

Akemi Matsunae (松苗あけみ, Matsunae Akemi, born 18 November 1956 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist.

She made her debut in 1977 with Yakusoku ("Promise") in Lyrica. In 1988, she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Junjō Crazy Fruits,^[1] which was serialized in the manga magazine Bouquet from 1982 to 1988.

Matsunae is known for her romantic comedies. Rachel Thorn mentions worklife for women, divorce and casual sex as issues that show up in her work.^[2]

References

^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
^ Thorn, Rachel. "Girl's Stuff, January (?) 94". matt-thorn.com Shojo Manga. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

External links

Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page
Romantic Kingdom (in Japanese) - database of Akemi Matsunae's works

v t e Kodansha Manga Award – Shōjo
1970s	Haikara-san ga Tōru by Waki Yamato and Candy Candy by Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (1977) Seito Shokun! by Yōko Shōji (1978) Wata no Kunihoshi by Yumiko Ōshima (1979)
1980s	Lemon Report by Mayumi Yoshida (1980) Ohayō! Spank by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi (1981) Yōkihi-den by Suzue Miuchi (1982) Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi by Ryoko Yamagishi (1983) Lady Love by Hiromu Ono (1984) Mahiro Taiken by Naomi Nishi (1985) Yūkan Club by Yukari Ichijō (1986) Nana Iro Majikku by Yū Asagiri (1987) Junjō Crazy Fruits by Akemi Matsunae (1988) Chibi Maruko-chan by Momoko Sakura and Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! by Yumiko Suzuki (1989)
1990s	Pride by Naka Marimura (1990) Eien no Nohara by Mieko Ōsaka (1991) Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa by Mariko Iwadate (1992) Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi (1993) Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite iru by Junko Karube (1994) Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku by Mari Ozawa (1995) A Gentle Breeze in the Village by Fusako Kuramochi (1996) Eight Clouds Rising by Natsumi Itsuki (1997) Kodocha by Miho Obana (1998) Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda (1999)
2000s	Guru Guru Pon-chan by Satomi Ikezawa (2000) Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya (2001) Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga (2002) Honey and Clover by Chica Umino and Tramps Like Us by Yayoi Ogawa (2003) Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya (2004) Hey Pitan! by Risa Itō and A Perfect Day for Love Letters by George Asakura (2005) Life by Keiko Suenobu (2006) IS by Chiyo Rokuhana (2007) Kimi ni Todoke by Karuho Shiina (2008) Kiyoku Yawaku by Ryo Ikuemi (2009)
2010s	Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura (2010) Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu (2011) Shitsuren Chocolatier by Setona Mizushiro (2012) My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko (2013) House of the Sun by Ta'amo (2014) The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino (2015) Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko (2016) My Boy in Blue by Maki Miyoshi (2017) Tōmei na Yurikago by Bakka Okita (2018) Perfect World by Rie Aruga (2019)
2020s	Our Precious Conversations by Robico (2020) A Condition Called Love by Megumi Morino (2021) Nina the Starry Bride by Rikachi (2022) My Girlfriend's Child by Mamoru Aoi (2023) I See Your Face, Turned Away by Rumi Ichinohe (2024)

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