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Tanemura Arina
Tanemura Arina (種村有菜) is a Japanese shojo manga-ka. She made her debut in 1996 with the story Nibanme no Koi no Katachi. Afterward, she rose to fame with the release of her series, Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne. Her popularity continued to rise with the release of Full Moon wo Sagashite.
Profile
- Pen Name: Tanemura Arina (種村有菜)
- Birth date: March 12th 1978
- Birth place: Aichi, Japan
- Blood Type: A
- Favorite Artists: B'z, Hayashibara Megumi, Okui Masami, Horie Yui
Information
Tanemura started drawing back in nursery school. The first time she created a manga was her first summer in high school. She sent a story to Ribon (a shojo manga magazine) for a contest. The story made it past the first round, but was later let go. Her next attempt was a four-panel manga, which she again sent to Ribon mangazine. Her first published story was Nibanme no Koi no Katachi (which was later released in the Kanshaku Dama no Yuuutsu tankobon).
Tanemura's first serial manga was I・O・N, which was released in 1997. The story was originally scheduled for only three chapters, but then Ribon publishers asked her to extend it to six chapters. The next year, Tanemura started writing Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, which was her first multi-volume series. The series ran for seven volumes, and even had an anime adaption with an opening song performed by the Japanese rock band SHAZNA. The manga was later published in the Unites States by CMX Manga.
Tanemura's most recent series, Shinshi Doumei Cross, started in 2005 on the pages of Ribon magazine. Unlike her previous works, the series is a school-based story instead of a fantasy story. Tanemura has stated that it's her favorite kind of series and she is really enjoying writing it.
Works
Manga
- [1997] I・O・N (イ・オ・ン)
- [1998] Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne (神風 怪盗 ジャンヌ)
- [1998] Kanshaku Dama no Yuuutsu (かんしゃく玉のゆううつ; Firecracker's Melancholy)
- [2000] Time Stranger Kyoko (時空異邦人KYOKO)
- [2002] Full Moon wo Sagashite (満月をさがして; Searching for the Full Moon)
- [2005] Shinshi Doumei Cross (紳士同盟†; The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross)
Artbooks
- Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne Illustration Collection
- Full Moon wo Sagashite Illustration Collection
