Akimi Yoshida

Akimi Yoshida

Akimi Yoshida was born in 1956. Their most popular book is Banana Fish, Vol. 1 with 35 saves and an average rating of 3.54.

Author Bio

Akimi Yoshida made her manga debut in 1977 with the college manga story her college story, A SLIGHTLY STRANGE NEIGHBOR. Her immensely popular series BANANA FISH, her longest work to date, ran from 1985 to 1994 and made her a superstar in the shojo manga world, injecting a new realism and narrative energy into the genre and attracting a large male crossover readership. Yoshida was honored twice with the top annual prize for excellence in shojo from Japanese publishing giant, Shogakukan.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

19 primary books

Authored 95% of series

BANANA FISH

BANANA FISH is a 19-book series with 19 released primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Akimi Yoshida.

#1
Banana Fish, Vol. 1
#2
Banana Fish, Vol. 2
#3
Banana Fish, Vol. 3
#4
Banana Fish, Vol. 4
#5
Banana Fish, Vol. 5

Series

2 primary books

Authored 50% of series

海街diary

海街diary is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Akimi Yoshida, 2007. editor: ToÌ„kyoÌ„ : ShoÌ„gakkan, and 吉田秋生.

#1
Kamakura Diary, Tome 1
#2
海街diary 2 真昼の月