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, born as Mitsuko Shiratori, was a Japanese feminist essayist, manga artist, and poet. She was associated with ''Garo''. Frederik L. Schodt regarded her work as particularly important because of the feminist message, rare in shōjo manga. Yamada also influenced Hinako Sugiura and Yōko Kondō, her former assistants.〔 She debuted in ''COM'' in 1969, and had formal art training prior to being a manga artist. Her works are described as being pictorial I Novels. She taught at Kyoto Seika University's Faculty of Manga. She once ran for a seat in Japan's House of Councillors as part of the Chikyū Club political organization in 1989. She died at Kyoto Hospital on May 5, 2009, aged 60, from undisclosed causes. ==Works== * *''Blue Sky'' – follows a woman's life and struggles after she divorces. *A manga adaptation of ''Otogizōshi'', a traditional tale. *''Shōwaru-Neko'' *''Shin Kilali'' – a slice-of-life story about a Japanese mother and wife who realises her marriage is failing. *''Yume no Maigo-tachi Les Enfants Reveurs'' (with Yōko Isaka) Sources:〔〔〔 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「Murasaki Yamada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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