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Junko (manga artist)

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Not to be confused with Junko Mizuno.

Junko
ぢゅん子
BornNovember 28
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
Pseudonym(s)Clip-Clop[2]
Notable works
AwardsBest Shōjo Manga (40th Kodansha Manga Awards)
junkoworkinfo.jugem.jp

Junko (ぢゅん子, born November 28)[3] is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted professionally in 2009, producing yaoi manga for various magazines. Her 2010 series, Kimi Note, became her first breakthrough hit. In 2013, Junko released her first shōjo series Kiss Him, Not Me, which won Best Shōjo Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards.[4]

Career

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Junko grew up reading yaoi manga and also drew yaoi fan art.[1] She debuted professionally in 2009, creating manga for various yaoi magazines, and in 2010, Kimi Note became her first breakthrough hit.[1] A staff member from Bessatsu Friend invited her to work on a series for their magazine after reading her works.[1] After deciding on an otome game concept with, under Eiki Eiki's suggestion, jokes about the fujoshi culture, Junko created Kiss Him, Not Me.[5] Kiss Him, Not Me was critically acclaimed, winning Best Shōjo Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards and surveyed as one of the best shōjo series in Kono Manga ga Sugoi! in 2015.[4][1] After she ended the series in 2019, she began publishing Star-Crossed!! in Bessatsu Friend.[6]

Works

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Series

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Year Title Magazine Notes
2009 Abarenbō Kareshi (暴れん坊♥彼氏) Lynx
2010 Kimi Nōto (キミノート) Gush [1]
2010 The Prince's Time
Ōji no Kikan (王子の帰還) 		Craft [7]
2011 Star-like Words (スターライクワーズ) Gush
2011 Mr. Mini Mart
Konbini-kun (コンビニくん。) 		Chara Selection [8]
2012 Under the Umbrella, With You
Kasa no Shita, Futari (傘の下、ふたり) 		Gush
2012 Omamori Shimasu, Doko Made mo (お護りします、どこまでも) Chara Selection
2012 Prince of Recipe
Recipe no Ōji-sama (レシピの王子様) 		Magazine Be × Boy [1]
2013 Kiss Him, Not Me
Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda (私がモテてどうすんだ) 		Bessatsu Friend [9][4]
2019 Star-Crossed!!
Wotadol: Oshi ga Watashi de Watashi ga Oshi de (ヲタドル　推しが私で　私が推しで) 		Bessatsu Friend [6][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kobayashi, Miki (October 9, 2015). "ぢゅん子『私がモテてどうすんだ』インタビュー 乙女ゲーに百合要素を追加!?". Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Junko [@wankonyanko] (October 6, 2012). "【10/7コミックシティSPARK】　西3 - a25b/CLIP-CLOP「ハイキュー！」黒研で参加します～こういう本が出る（＾ω＾）R18なのでご注意下さい。 http://bit.ly/Q3pnLT　ごめんスパークの綴り間違えたので再投稿⊂二二二（" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "ヲタドル". Kodansha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Ressler, Karen (May 16, 2016). "Kodansha Manga Awards Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Kobayashi, Miki (October 12, 2015). "ぢゅん子『私がモテてどうすんだ』インタビュー オタク女子は、好きなキャラが死んだら仏壇に花を飾る!?". Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (May 10, 2019). "Kiss Him, Not Me's Junko Launches New Manga in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 23, 2016). "DMI's Juné Imprint Licenses Junko's Ōji no Kikan Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Ransom, Ko (May 21, 2012). "Digital Manga Announces Junko's Konbini-Kun". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  9. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (September 8, 2014). "Junko's Watashi ga Motete Dousunda Manga Gets Drama CD". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 8, 2020). "Kodansha Comics Licenses Kakushigoto, My Roomie Is a Dino, Orient, 5 Other Manga for Digital Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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