What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 1
Over the past decade few female comic artists have been as beloved or as recognized for their work internationally as  Fumi Yoshinaga.  Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971, Yoshinaga is a graduate  of Tokyo's prestigious Keio University. A lifelong comic artist and  story teller, she made her perfessional debut in 1994 with her short  series,The Moon and the Sandals, serialized in Houbunsha's monthly Boys Love anthologyHanaoto. Since her debut Yoshinaga has penned more than a dozen, with a good number of them having been  adapted into motion pictures and animated TV series. Her work onAntique  Bakerysent her into international fame and she has since been nominated in the United States for  theEisner Awardfor her titles -Flowers of LifeandOoku.In 2009 she was recognized with theJames Tiptree Awardfor her literary contributions covering the topics of gender in speculative fiction in her titleOoku. Ouku also received theOsamu Tezuka Awardand theShogakukan Manga Award.