Natsumi Ando Explained

is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 1994 with Headstrong Cinderella, which won the 19th Nakayoshi Rookie Award.^[1] She is best known for Zodiac P.I., Something's Wrong with Us, and Kitchen Princess, the latter for which she won the Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga in 2006.^[2] Something's Wrong with Us received a live-action Japanese television drama adaptation that premiered on Nippon TV on August 12, 2020, starring Minami Hamabe and Ryusei Yokohama.^[3]

Works

• (April–November 1998, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 1 volume)^[4]
• (February 1999–?, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 2 volumes)^{[5] [6]}
• (2000)
• (April 2001–January 2003, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 4 volumes; English translation, 2003^[7])
• (2003)
• (April 2003–May 2004, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 3 volumes;^{[8] [9]} English translation, 2010^[10])
• (September 2004—October 2008,^{[11] [12]} Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 10 volumes; English translation, 2007^[13])
• (February 2009—September 2012,^{[14] [15]} Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 12 volumes; English translation, 2010^[16])
• (February 2013–February 2014,^{[17] [18]} Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 3 volumes; English translation, 2015)^[19]
• (April 2014, Nakayoshi, oneshot)^[20]
• (February 2015–ongoing, BE LOVE, Kodansha, 3 volumes)^[21]
• (December 2016-July 2021, Kodansha, 16 volumes; English translation, 2020)^{[22] [23]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Ando, Natsumi. 2009. About the Creator. Arisa. 1. Del Rey Manga. New York. 978-0-345-52241-2. 190. registration. https://archive.org/details/arisavol10000ando/page/190.
2. Web site: http://www.kodansha.co.jp/award/archive/manga.html . ja:過去の受賞者一覧 : 講談社漫画賞 : 講談社｢おもしろくて、ためになる｣出版を . Kodansha . ja . 2007-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070823134135/http://www.kodansha.co.jp/award/archive/manga.html . 2007-08-23 . dead .
3. Web site: Natsumi Ando's Something's Wrong With Us Manga Gets Live-Action Series . . March 24, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150902232826/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784061789012. ツイてる ね 聖ちゃん. September 2, 2015 . Kodansha. ja. September 3, 2015.
5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150902233342/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784061789227. スマイル で いこう (1). September 2, 2015. Kodansha. ja. September 3, 2015.
6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150903015914/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784061789340. スマイル で いこう (2). September 3, 2015. Kodansha. ja. September 3, 2015.
7. Web site: New Tokyopop Manga Acquisitions. March 7, 2003. Anime News Network. December 14, 2013.
8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150902234238/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063640328. ワイルド だもん (1). September 2, 2015. Kodansha. ja. September 3, 2015.
9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150902234857/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063640519. ワイルド だもん (3). September 2, 2015. Kodansha. ja. September 3, 2015.
10. Web site: North American Anime, Manga Releases October 24–30. October 26, 2010. Anime News Network. January 17, 2015.
11. Book: Kobayashi, Miyuki. From the Writer. Kitchen Princess. 8. 2008. New York City, New York. Del Rey Manga. 175. 978-0-345-50805-8. 671296941.
12. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080913095721/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/magazine/index.php/01033. September 13, 2008. なかよし. Kodansha. August 19, 2013.
13. Web site: Comic-Con: Mushishi and More from Del Rey. July 20, 2006. Anime News Network. August 16, 2013.
14. Web site: Zodiac P.I.'s Natsumi Ando Launches Arisa Shōjo Manga (Updated). December 1, 2008. Anime News Network. June 27, 2013.
15. Web site: Natsumi Ando's Arisa Shōjo Mystery Manga Ending in Japan. August 1, 2012. Anime News Network. November 24, 2012.
16. Web site: North American Anime, Manga Releases October 24–30. October 26, 2010. Anime News Network. June 27, 2013.
17. Web site: Arisa's Natsumi Ando Launches New Manga. January 3, 2013. Anime News Network. December 14, 2013.
18. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150101093215/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063644173. ワルツのお時間（３）＜完＞. January 1, 2015. Kodansha. ja. June 20, 2015.
19. Web site: Kodansha USA Adds Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Let's Dance a Waltz Manga. July 26, 2014. Anime News Network. July 27, 2014.
20. Web site: Arisa's Natsumi Ando to Publish 'Tsunagaru' Oneshot. February 26, 2014. Anime News Network. April 20, 2014.
21. Web site: ハイジと山男 (1). Kodansha. ja. September 3, 2015.
22. Web site: 私たちは. Kodansha. ja. October 15, 2020.
23. Web site: Natsumi Ando's Something's Wrong With Us Manga Ends. 2021-07-30. Anime News Network. en.