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is a Japanese comic artist. In 1985 she participated in the publication of a dōjinshi. She remained active in that world until her debut in 1993 with the short story ''Fuyu ga Owarou Toshiteita'' (Winter Was Ending) that ran in Shogakukan's magazine, ''Puchi Comic''. While she is highly regarded in Japan and among the Chinese diaspora (most of her works have been licensed and translated into Chinese), she is relatively less well known in the United States and Europe because not many of her stories are licensed there, and only recently have the distributors started bringing her works to those countries. In 2008, her gender bender psychological thriller ''After School Nightmare'' won her some of the acclaim she has back home after the Young Adult Library Services Association named it one of best graphic novels for teenagers.〔(Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 April 2010. )〕 The same work was also nominated for the 2007 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Japan).〔(Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 April 2010. )〕 Though her current drawing style is high in aesthetic value, her earlier works had less finesse. Regardless, her popularity grew largely due to her storytelling. Her works are noted for their slightly askew plots and exploration of the human psyche. Even her lighthearted Shōjo works usually have darker underlying elements. ''X-Day'' follows a group of teens whose mounting stress during senior year finals culminates in a plan to blow up their high school; the author has indicated that the series was written in response to the Columbine High School massacre.〔(Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 April 2010. )〕 In her ''After School Nightmare'' series, she explores both sexual and gender identity issues.〔(Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 April 2010. )〕 ''After'' was so successful in France that the French publisher released an exact replica of the key in the series as a limited edition gift. This led to a fierce online bidding war amongst Japanese fans, with the keys selling for outrageous prices.〔(Go! Comic. Retrieved 2 April 2010. )〕 In 2006 she released ''Kyūso wa Chiizu no Yume o Miru''. Keiko Takemiya, professor of Kyoto Seika University and one of the members of the Year 24 Group, called it one of the best work published of the BL genre, despite the S&M theme.〔(Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved April 2, 2010. )〕 Widespread success has also followed critical acclaim with many readers rating the work five stars out of a possible 5 on Amazon.jp.〔(Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2 April 2010. )〕 Her series ' was awarded in May 2012 with the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the category ''Shōjo''.〔(Anime News Network: ''36th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced.'' ) May 10, 2012.〕 Her works largely involve the individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and personal identity, themes that mirror her favourite author Hermann Hesse's works.〔 Her works include ''shōjo'', ''josei'', and ''yaoi'', and have been translated into many languages, including Chinese, English, French and German. ==Works== * (1994) * (1994) * (1995) * 2 volumes (1995) * (1996) * 4 volumes (1998) * (1999) * 11 volumes (2001) (2010 reprint) * (1997) * (1998) * (1998) * (1999) * 2 volumes (2000) * 2 volumes (2000) * TWINS (2000) * 3 volumes (2002) * 2 volumes (2003) :Licensed in English as ''X-Day'' by Tokyopop, in French as ''X-Day'' by Asuka, and in German as ''Tag X'' by Tokyopop Germany * (2004) * (2004) * 5 volumes (2004) :Licensed in French as ''Diamond Head'' by Asuka * 3 volumes (2004) :Licensed in French as ''S'' by Asuka * (2006) :Licensed (with sequel ''Sojou no Koi wa Nido Haneru'') in French as ''Le jeu du chat et de la souris'' by Asuka and in German as ''Das Spiel von Katz und Maus'' by Carlsen Verlag * 10 volumes (2008) :Licensed in English as ''After School Nightmare'' by Go! Comi, in French as ''L'infirmerie après les cours'' by Asuka, and in German as ''After School Nightmare'' by Carlsen Verlag * 6 volumes (ongoing) (2008) :Licensed in French as ''Heartbroken Chocolatier'' by Asuka * 6 volumes (on hold) (2008) :Licensed in French as ''Black Rose Alice'' by Asuka and in German as ''Black Rose Alice'' by Carlsen Verlag * 1 volume (2009) - sequel to ''Kyūso wa Chiizu no Yume wo Miru'' :Licensed (as second volume of ''Kyūso wa Chiizu no Yume wo Miru'') in French as ''Le jeu du chat et de la souris'' by Asuka and in German as ''Das Spiel von Katz und Maus 2'' by Carlsen Verlag * 4 volumes (ongoing) (2011) 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「Setona Mizushiro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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