# Erica Sakurazawa

Erica Sakurazawa (桜沢 エリカ, Sakurazawa Erika, born 8 July 1963 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and essayist. Most of her works are published in josei magazines.

## Career

Sakurazawa grew up in Tokyo. As a child, she read shōjo manga by Yukari Ichijo, Keiko Takemiya and Ryoko Yamagishi.
During her second year of high school, she became interested in the lolicon erotic magazine Shōjo Alice, which was sold in vending machines. She personally visited the publisher with the goal of becoming a manga artist for them. She started her career as a professional manga artist in 1983 at the age of 19 with a yonkoma manga that she drew for an erotic magazine for men. Her early work for erotic and pulp manga magazines such as Manga Burikko is considered pioneering in the way it dealt directly with the sexuality of young women outside of the norms of shōjo manga. Together with other female artists who worked for hentai magazines such as Kyoko Okazaki, Shungicu Uchida and Yōko Kondo, she is sometimes referred to as "onna no ko H mangaka" ("women H cartoonists"). In 1987, she published short stories in the alternative manga magazine Garo.
Like Kyoko Okazaki, Sakurazawa shifted to publishing in manga in young ladies magazines such as Young You and especially Feel Young in the late 1980s. Since the 2000s, she is a regular contributor to the josei magazine Office You.
She writes autobiographic manga and manga essays about her life with her cats such as the long-running series Shippo ga Tomodachi. In 2000, she married a DJ and restaurant manager and gave birth to two children. When her husband became a stay-at-home dad and she kept focusing on her career, she made manga like Kyō mo Otenki based on her experience of giving birth as well as their romantic and parental life. The couple received media attention because of their lifestyle. Sakurazawa herself appears as a commentator on TV.

## Works

| Title | Year | Notes |
| Kawaii Mono (かわいいもの) | 1985 | Serialized in Manga Burikko Published by Byakuya Shobō in 1 vol. |
| Mainichi ga Aki no Sora (毎日が秋の空) | 1986 | Serialized in Comic Burger Published by Scholar in 1 vol. |
| Cherry ni Omakase! (チェリーにおまかせ!) | 1987 | Published by Seirindō in 1 vol. |
| Fools' Paradise (フールズ・パラダイス) | 1987 | Published by Kawade Shobō Shinsha in 1 vol. |
| Yūbe no Natsu (ユウベノナツ) | 1988 | Published by Hakusensha in 1 vol. |
| Dai Ren'ai Senkai (大恋愛専科) | 1988 | Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Just Lovers (ジャスト・ラヴァーズ, Jasuto Ravāzu) | 1989 | Published by Magazine House in 1 vol. |
| Shippo ga Tomodachi (シッポがともだち) | 1989–2005 | Serialized in You Published by Shueisha in 7 vol. |
| Love Stories (ラブ・ストーリーズ) | 1990 | Serialized in Young You Published by Media Factory in 1 vol. |
| Boku no Angel Dust (僕のエンジェル・ダスト) | 1990 | Published by Akita Shoten in 1 vol. |
| Love So Special | 1991 | Published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1 vol. |
| Makin' Happy (メイキン・ハッピィ) | 1991–1993 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 4 vol. |
| Salon (サロン) | 1991–1992 | Serialized in Young Rose Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 1 vol. |
| Sekai no Owari niwa Kimi to Issho ni (世界の終わりには君と一緒に) | 1992 | Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 2 vol. |
| Cool | 1992–1993 | Serialized in Young You Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| The Rules of Love (恋の掟, Koi no Okite) | 1993–1994 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. Published in English by Tokyopop |
| Nothing But Loving You (愛しあう事しかできない, Ai Shiau Koto shika Dekinai) | 1994 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. Published in English by Tokyopop |
| Escape (エスケープ) | 1995 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Between the Sheets (シーツの隙間, Shītsu no Sukuma) | 1995–1996 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. Published in English by Tokyopop |
| Love Vibes | 1996 | Serialized in Young You Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Diamonds (掌にダイヤモンド, Tenohira ni Daiyamondo) | 1996–1997 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Angel Breath (エンジェル・ブレス) | 1997 | Short story collection published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Romance no Oizumi (ロマンスの泉) | 1997–1998 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Angel (天使, Tenshi) | 1999–2006 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 2 vol. Vol. 1 published in English by Tokyopop |
| Crash | 1998–1999 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 2 vol. |
| Lovely! (ラブリー!, Raburī!) | 1998–2009 | Serialized in CUTiE Comic, Zipper Comic and FC Web Published by Takarajimasha and Shodensha in 4 vol. |
| Keseran Pasaran (ケセランパサラン) | 1999 | Serialized in Young You Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Angel Nest (天使の巣, Tenshi no Su) | 2001 | Short story collection published by Shodensha in 1 vol. Published in English by Tokyopop |
| The Aromatic Bitters (アロマチック・ビターズ, Aromatikku Bitāzu) | 2002–2003 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 2 vol. Published in English by Tokyopop |
| Kyō mo Otenki (今日もお天気) | 2002–2012 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 8 vol. |
| Yume no Katachi (夢のかたち) | 2001–2002 | Serialized in Young You Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Body & Soul (ボディ&ソウル, Bodi & Souru) | 2003–2004 | Written by Takumi Terakado Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 2 vol. |
| Kashikoi Watashi no Gaika Tōshi (かしこい私の外貨投資) | 2005 | Published by Shogakukan in 1 vol. |
| Angel Town (天使の棲む街, Tenshi no Sumu Machi) | 2005 | Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Ai no Naseruwaza (愛のなせるわざ) | 2006 | Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Erika Satire (エリカスタイル) | 2006 | Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Hoshino Tanisō e yōkoso (星乃谷荘へようこそ) | 2006–2007 | Serialized in Chorus Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Tasogare no Nikita-chan - Sweet & Bitter Days of Adejo (黄昏のニキータちゃん) | 2007 | Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 1 vol. |
| Kamino Kyōsuke no Kareina Nichijō (神野恭介の華麗な日常) | 2008 | Published by Fusōsha in 1 vol. |
| Onna wo Migaku Otona no Ren'ai (女を磨く大人の恋愛ゼミナール) | 2009 | Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Pool (プール) | 2009 | Published by Gentosha in 1 vol. |
| Ai no Seikatsu (愛の生活) | 2009 | Published by Sobisha in 1 vol. |
| Koi no Kaori (恋の香り) | 2009–2010 | Serialized in Office You Published by Shueisha in 2 vol. |
| Hakone Ekiden ni Koiwoshiyō Hashire! Miruko (箱根駅伝に恋をしよう走れ！ミル子) | 2010 | Published by Magazine House in 1 vol. |
| Tasogare no Nikita-chan (黄昏のニキータちゃん2010) | 2010 | Published by Wani Plus in 1 vol. |
| Tōkyō Torantan (東京トランタン) | 2010 | Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Doctor Jitsu Kari no Nayamashiki Hibi (ドクター実狩の悩ましき日々) | 2010 | Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Kimi no Iru Basho (君のいる場所) | 2010–2011 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Yume no Shizuku (夢の雫) | 2012 | Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| my dear life: Subarashiki Kanajo Jinsei (my dear life 素晴らしきかな女人生) | 2012–2015 | Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Love or Work? | 2013 | Short story collection published by Takarajimasha in 1 vol. Celebrating the 30th anniversary since her debut as a manga artist |
| School Days | 2013 | Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Eden (エデン) | 2014 | Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Terrific! (テリフィック!) | 2014–2016 | Serialized in Office You Published by Shueisha in 1 vol. |
| Ballet Russes Nijinsky and Diaghilev (バレエ・リュス　ニジンスキーとディアギレフ) | 2014–2017 | Written by Shinsu Ichikawa Serialized in Feel Young Published by Shodensha in 1 vol. |
| Mofutsu to Sasaete (もふっ・とさせて) | 2016–2018 | Published by Shueisha in 2 vol. |
| Komadori no Uta Beauty Legend Shidai-ki (こまどりの詩 ビューティーレジェンド四代記) | 2021 | Published by Shufu to Seikatsusha in 1 vol. |
| Koi wa Okane ja Kaemasen (恋はお金じゃ買えません) | 2021–Present | Serialized in Office You Published by Shueisha in 4 vol. (as of February 2023) |