52 Ozaki Minami $@Hx:jFn(B
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52 Ozaki Minami $@Hx:jFn(B
Said to be the ``queen of dojinshi'', Ozaki Minami is one of the most eminent
shojo manga-kas of the 4th generation of shojo-manga. Her debut work was
Chuusei no akashi (Proof of loyalty), published in 1988 when she was only 20.
The following year, her work 3 Days was published in Margaret No.6. (Both of
these can be found in Zetsuai -1989- volume 5.) At the same year (1989), she
started Zetsuai -1989- and became very popular. She is now working on the
sequel, Bronze -Zetsuai since 1989-. In an interview, she said she had never
previously thought of being a manga-ka. She describes herself as a wilful,
negative, conservative, petty, gloomy, niggardly, nervous, forgetful,
untruthful, anxious, asking-for-trouble, self-destructive, boring person.
She drives a red Honda NSX. (She used to have a Black Toyota Supra.) Her
favourite colours are blood-red and black. She thinks no colour in the world
can compare to the beauty of the colour of blood. She likes eating fish, sweet
food and hot food. She likes the brands Dunhill, Armani and Chanel. In terms of
material things, she would like to own a Rolex watch, a Ferrari Testarossa, a
Porsche 959 and a Mercedes Benz 500 SL. In terms of jewellery, she likes
diamonds best. She likes thunder and lightning. She likes sakura, and white
roses in a big bunch (at least 30). Her blood type is O. She is 158cm tall.
She uses Zebra pens, normal ink and normal manga paper. For colour
illustration, she uses Special Black pen, Dr. Martin ink BB Kent paper and
Pantone screen tone. To draw colour work, the fastest she took was 3 hours. The
longest was 3 days; she averages 6 hours each.
(born 27 February 1968, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa prefecture)
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Zetsuai [Desperate Love]-1989- $@@d0&!]#1#9#8#9!](B - serialized on Margaret,
1989-91, 5 volumes @ Y390.
Story about the intense love between popular idol singer, Nanjo Koji
(male), and soccer player, Izumi Takuto (male). Passionate but full of
despair, this manga has a very distinct style.
Bronze -Zetsuai since 1989- - serialized on Margaret, 1992, 7 volumes @ Y390.
The sequel/continuation of Zetsuai -1989-.
Bad Blood - published by Shuueisha, 1992, Y500.
Compilation of Zetsuai -1989- stories. Stories include Bad Trip, Bad
Blood, Bad Drug, Nanjo Koji Version, Zodiac. There are more details on how
Nanjo Koji first met Izumi Takuto, how he fell in love with him, and more
information about Nanjou's family members. Nice format and good art
quality of art. A must-buy for those who like Zetsuai -1989-!
Zodiac - artbook, published by Shuueisha, 1991, Y2000.
G O D - artbook, published by Shuueisha, 1992, Y1300.
NEO Egoism - artbook, published by Gakushu Kenkyusha, Y1200.
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