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is a Japanese manga author. Her pen name comes from Japanese singer Eikichi Yazawa, of whom she is a fan. ==Career== Yazawa started her manga publishing life in 1985. She studied in a fashion school but later dropped out. Throughout her 15 years of publishing, she wrote over 10 series in ''Ribon''. While most of her manga continues to be published in Japan by Shueisha, publishers of ''Ribon'' and ''Cookie'' (in which ''Nana'' is serialized), series like ''Paradise Kiss'' now appear in other magazines such as ''Zipper'', published by Shodensha. Yazawa's most famous manga include ''Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai'' (I'm Not an Angel), ''Gokinjo Monogatari'' (Neighborhood Story), ''Paradise Kiss'', and ''Nana''. All five volumes of ''Paradise Kiss'' have been released in English by Tokyopop, with a new edition to be published by Vertical, Inc. ''Nana'' was formerly running in Shojo Beat and is now being released by Viz Media, bi-monthly. In Japan it continues to run in ''Cookie'' and is currently up to 84 chapters, plus three side story chapters about different characters' early lives. In 2003, she was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for ''Nana''. ''Nana'' was made into an anime (produced by Madhouse Studios) and a successful movie with a sequel in Japan. In June 2009, it was revealed that Yazawa had contracted a sudden illness, and had to be sent to hospital for treatment, putting ''Nana'' on hiatus. She returned from the hospital in April 2010, although has yet to reveal when or if she will be continuing the ''Nana'' manga serialization. Yazawa's works are most popular among people who love fashion. The storylines generally are centered on young women and their relationships, something with which her young fanbase identifies. The characters are always very stylish, and she is known especially for her hip sense of fashion. Yazawa herself attended a fashion school after high school but did not complete her studies there. Another key point is her strikingly unique, often rebellious characters, who tend to be juxtaposed against the more traditional ones. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ai Yazawa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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