birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
tokushima , tokushima prefecture , japan japanese 13 february 1950 '' no uta '' toward the terra '' '' kaze to ki keiko takemiya
 keiko takemiya manga artist
keiko takemiya

takemiya cites her influences as being shonen manga , the work of shotaro ishinomori , films , and documentaries .
in 1972 , after publishing `` sora ga suki ! ''
, takemiya travelled to europe so that she could find out more about life there as research for kaze to ki no uta .
after that , she travelled to different parts of europe on an almost annual basis .
among her most noted works are the manga `` toward the terra '' and `` kaze to ki no uta '' , which are noted for being pioneering series of the 1970s and 1980s .
she received the 1979 shogakukan manga award for shōjo manga and shōnen manga respectively for `` kaze to ki no uta '' and `` terra e. . . ''
, and the prestigious seiun award for science fiction manga in 1978 for `` terra e. . . '' .
she is regarded as `` one of the first successful crossover women artists '' to create both shōjo and shōnen manga .
many of her series have been adapted into anime , including `` terra e. . . ''
in 1980 and 2007 , `` natsu e no tobira '' in 1981 , and `` kaze to ki no uta '' in 1987 .
in 1983 , she served as special designer to the sunrise theatrical film `` crusher joe : the movie '' , alongside other noted manga artists yumiko igarashi , fujihiko hosono , rumiko takahashi , hideo azuma , hisaichi ishii , katsuhiro otomo , miki tori , shinji wada and akira toriyama .
since 2000 , takemiya has taught at kyoto seika university 's faculty of manga and is its current dean .
in 2009 , she was a member of the selection committee for the tezuka osamu cultural prize .
in 2014 she was awarded the medal of honor with purple ribbon by the ministry of internal affairs and communications of japan for her contributions to manga .
