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Machiko Satonaka

Machiko Satonaka (里中さとなか 満智子まちこ, Satonaka Machiko, born 24 January 1948) is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1964 during her second year of high school with the one-shot Pia no Shōzō ("Portrait of Pia"). She has since created nearly 500 manga in a variety of genres. Two of her most notable works are Ashita Kagayaku ("Tomorrow Will Shine"), which won the 1974 Kodansha Publishing Culture Award, and Karyūdo no Seiza ("Constellation of the Hunter"), which won the 1982 Kodansha Manga Award. In addition to creating manga, Satonaka teaches at the Osaka University of Arts as the head of the Character Creative Arts Department and serves on the board of various manga-related organizations in Japan.

Machiko Satonaka
里中さとなか 満智子まちこ
Satonaka in 2023
Born (1948-01-24) 24 January 1948 (age 76)
Osaka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
AwardsSee below

Early life

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Machiko Satonaka was born on 24 January 1948 in Osaka, Japan.[1] As a child, her elementary school banned students from reading manga such as Astro Boy because of its violent and unscientific content; her teachers even burned manga in front of her class. Satonaka—who admired the works of Osamu Tezuka, Shotaro Ishinomori, Tetsuya Chiba, and Hideko Mizuno—was filled with a desire to "protect manga" and to "contribute to raising its status" in society by becoming an artist herself.[2]

Career

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In 1964, during her second year of high school, Satonaka made her professional debut with the one-shot Pia no Shōzō ("Portrait of Pia"), published in Kodansha's Shōjo Friend magazine; for this, she received the inaugural Kodansha New Faces Award.[1] The editorial staff of Shōjo Friend subsequently advertised Satonaka as "a genius girl".[3] She dropped out of school against her parents' wishes and moved to Tokyo to pursue her career.[4]

As of 2019, Satonaka has created nearly 500 manga for both shōjo (young girls) and josei (adult women) in a variety of genres, including romantic comedies, fantasy epics, and historical dramas.[5][6] Her longest-running manga, Tenjō no Niji ("Celestial Rainbow"), depicts the life of the Japanese Empress Jitō and was serialized for more than 30 years.[7] Two of her works—a short story collection titled Machiko's One Thousand and One Nights and an anthology of Biblical tales titled The Old Testament—are available in English on the digital manga website Manga Reborn.[8][9][10] Masami Toku, a scholar and professor of art education at California State University, Chico, described Satonaka as an artist who "consistently protested against a stereotypical male view of women, which often demanded that they remain young and immature, and instead wholeheartedly affirmed women's growth and maturity."[11]

In addition to creating manga, Satonaka serves as the head of the Osaka University of Arts Character Creative Arts Department;[12] the director of the Japan Cartoonists Association;[13] the director of the Manga Japan foundation;[14] the chairperson of the Digital Manga Association;[15] a representative of the NPO Asia Manga Summit Administering Authority;[16] and a member of the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters.[1]

Selected works

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  • Pia no Shōzō (ピアの肖像しょうぞう, "Portrait of Pia"), 1964[17]
  • Nana to Riri (ナナとリリ, "Nana and Lili"), 1967[18]
  • Watashi no Jonī (わたしのジョニー, "My Johnny"), 1968[19]
  • RaRa Hāto (ララ・ハート, "LaLa Heart"), 1968–1969[20][21]
  • Redī An (レディー・アン, "Lady Ann"), 1969–1970[22][23]
  • Ashita Kagayaku (あした輝かがやく, "Tomorrow Will Shine"), 1972–1973[24]
  • Hime ga Iku! (姫ひめが行いく！, "There Goes the Princess!"), 1973–1974[25]
  • Ariesu no Otometachi (アリエスの乙女おとめたち, "Ladies of Aries"), 1973–1975[26]
  • Cleopatra (クレオパトラ), 1975, serialized in Shōjo Friend[27]
  • Asunaro Zaka (あすなろ坂ざか, "Cypress Hill"), 1977–1980, serialized in Mimi[28]
  • Umi no Ōrora (海うみのオーロラ, lit. "Aurora of the Ocean"), 1978–1980[29]
  • Karyūdo no Seiza (狩人かりゅうどの星座せいざ, "Constellation of the Hunter"), 1979–1981[30]
  • Tenjō no Niji (天上てんじょうの虹にじ, "Celestial Rainbow"), 1983–2015, serialized in Mimi DX and Mimi Excellent (until 1993)[7]
  • Tsurukame Warutsu (鶴つる亀ひさしワルツ, "Crane Turtle Waltz"), 1996–1997[31]
  • Raphael - Sono Ai (ラファエロ―その愛あい), 1996[32]

Translated into English

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  • Machiko's One Thousand and One Nights (まちこの千せん夜や一夜いちや, Machiko no Senya Ichiya), published by Shoeisha in 1995;[33] translated for the digital manga website Manga Reborn in 2013[34]
  • The Old Testament (マンガ旧約きゅうやく聖書せいしょ, Manga Kyūyaku Seisho), published by Chuokoron-Shinsha in 2011;[35] translated for the digital manga website Manga Reborn in 2014[36]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Yamamoto, Kenshō (23 April 2019). "Manga artist, Machiko Satonaka, speaks of the things she cherishes about Japan". Manabi Japan. Translated by Judy Evans. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ Toku (2015), pp. 176–178.
  3. ^ Toku (2015), p. 177.
  4. ^ "Special HERO: The Interview – Ms. Satonaka Machiko (Second Part)". Entertainment Future Lab. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Mitsubishi Asian Children's Enikki Festa (2019–2020): The 14th Jury: Member of the Committee: Machiko Satonaka (Manga Artist)". Mitsubishi Asian Children's Enikki Festa Official Website. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ 里中さとなか満智子まちこ. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b 里中さとなか満智子まちこのライフワーク「天上てんじょうの虹にじ」が30年ねん越ごしで完結かんけつ、本日ほんじつ最終さいしゅう23巻かん発売はつばい. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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  9. ^ Bolanos, Reina (26 October 2013). "Manga Reborn's Kickstarter Adds Machiko Satonaka's The Old Testament Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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  11. ^ Toku (2015), p. 176.
  12. ^ 教員きょういん紹介しょうかい：キャラクター造形ぞうけい学科がっか：学科がっか案内あんない：大阪芸術大学おおさかげいじゅつだいがく. Osaka University of Arts Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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  16. ^ Iishi, Eiji (6 February 2018). 福岡ふくおか）来年らいねん、北九州きたきゅうしゅう市しでアジア漫画まんがサミット開催かいさいへ. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  17. ^ くだん書房しょぼう：目録もくろく：マンガ：雑誌ざっし：講談社こうだんしゃ：週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド1964年ねん. Kudan Shobō (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 January 2020. Text: 「『週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド 』1964年ねん8月がつ30日にち（36）– 里中さとなか満智子まちこ『ピアの肖像しょうぞう』（デビュー作さく）」 Translation: "Weekly Shōjo Friend, 30 August 1964 (36) – Machiko Satonaka's Pia no Shōzō (Debut Work)"
  18. ^ くだん書房しょぼう：目録もくろく：マンガ：雑誌ざっし：講談社こうだんしゃ：週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド1967年ねん. Kudan Shobō (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 December 2019. Nana to Riri premiered in Weekly Shōjo Friend's 2 May 1967 (No. 18) issue and concluded in its 21 November 1967 (No. 47) issue, per the magazine's table-of-contents recorded by the vintage shōjo manga bookstore Kudan Shobō.
  19. ^ Schodt, Frederik L. (25 January 2013) [First published in 1983]. Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics. New York: Kodansha USA. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-56836-476-6.
  20. ^ くだん書房しょぼう：目録もくろく：マンガ：雑誌ざっし：講談社こうだんしゃ：週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド1968年ねん. Kudan Shobō (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 December 2019. Text: 「『週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド 』1968年ねん8月がつ13日にち（33）– 里中さとなか満智子まちこ『ララ・ハート』（新しん連載れんさい）」 Translation: "Weekly Shōjo Friend, 13 August 1968 (33) – Machiko Satonaka's LaLa Heart (New Series)"
  21. ^ くだん書房しょぼう：目録もくろく：マンガ：雑誌ざっし：講談社こうだんしゃ：週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド1969年ねん. Kudan Shobō (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 December 2019. Text: 「『週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド』1969年ねん5月がつ27日にち号ごう（22）– 里中さとなか満智子まちこ『LaLa・ハート』（最終さいしゅう回かい）」 Translation: "Weekly Shōjo Friend, 27 May 1969 (22) – Machiko Satonaka's LaLa Heart (Final Chapter)"
  22. ^ くだん書房しょぼう：目録もくろく：マンガ：雑誌ざっし：講談社こうだんしゃ：週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド1969年ねん. Kudan Shobō (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 December 2019. Text: 「『週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド』1969年ねん12月16日にち号ごう（51）– 里中さとなか満智子まちこ『レディー・アン』（新しん連載れんさい）」 Translation: "Weekly Shōjo Friend, 16 December 1969 Issue (51) – Machiko Satonaka's Lady Ann (New Series)"
  23. ^ くだん書房しょぼう：目録もくろく：マンガ：雑誌ざっし：講談社こうだんしゃ：週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド1970年ねん. Kudan Shobō (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 December 2019. Text: 「『週刊しゅうかん少女しょうじょフレンド』1970年ねん12月8日にち号ごう（50）– 里中さとなか満智子まちこ『レディー・アン』（最終さいしゅう回かい）」 Translation: "Weekly Shōjo Friend, 8 December 1970 Issue (50) – Machiko Satonaka's Lady Ann (Final Chapter)"
  24. ^ a b あした輝かがやく. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  25. ^ a b 姫ひめが行いく！. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  26. ^ アリエスの乙女おとめたち. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  27. ^ "Cleopatra". Media Arts Database. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  28. ^ あすなろ坂ざか. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  29. ^ 海うみのオーロラ. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  30. ^ 狩人かりゅうどの星座せいざ. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  31. ^ 鶴つる亀ひさしワルツ. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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Works cited

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  • Toku, Masami, ed. (2015). "Profile and Interview with Machiko Satonaka". International Perspectives on Shojo and Shojo Manga: The Influence of Girl Culture. New York: Routledge. pp. 175–181. ISBN 978-1-138-54903-6.
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