Eiko Hanamura, a pioneer in the shojo manga world and known for her works such as "The Girl in the Fog," died at her home in Tokyo on the 3rd of this month due to multiple organ failure.
I was 91 years old.
Eiko Hanamura is from Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, and made her debut in 1959 with the book rental manga work "Purple Fairy". After that, she released many works in girls' manga magazines such as "Nakayoshi" and "Weekly Margaret". Did.
Among them, "Girl in the Fog", which was published in "Weekly Margaret" in 1966, became a hot topic about the turbulent story such as the relationship between mother and daughter, friendship and conflict between girls, and later became a TV drama. I did.
It quickly adopted the style of shojo manga, in which a pretty girl with a fashionable hairstyle appeared in her big glittering eyes, and the illustration was used as a stationery character such as the cover of a notebook, and gained popularity.
According to the agency, Mr. Hanamura was active as an active manga artist even after he was 90 years old, but died at his home in Tokyo on the 3rd of this month due to multiple organ failure.