Ichigo Takano
Description
Ichigo Takano is a Japanese manga artist born on January 11, 1986, in Nagano Prefecture. She made her professional debut while in high school in 2002 with the short story Start, published in the shōjo magazine Bessatsu Margaret. Following her debut, she continued to publish several short stories and one-shots throughout the mid-2000s, building her craft and establishing a modern, pop-influenced artistic style.
Her first major serialized success was Dreamin Sun, which ran from 2007 to 2011 and was collected in ten volumes. Following this achievement, she began her most internationally recognized work, Orange, in 2012, also in Bessatsu Margaret. The series faced an interruption in 2012 due to creative differences with her publisher, leading Takano to consider ending her career as a manga creator. She ultimately continued the series after moving to Futabashas seinen magazine Monthly Action, where Orange was re-serialized beginning in 2014 and concluded in 2015. This period marked a significant transition in her career, as she continued to publish with Futabasha.
Takano is best known as the sole creator and author of Orange, a story combining elements of science fiction, drama, and romance that follows a group of high school friends attempting to prevent a future tragedy. The manga became a critical and commercial success, was a New York Times bestseller, and was adapted into multiple formats. A live-action film adaptation was released in December 2015. In 2016, a 13-episode anime television series produced by Telecom Animation Film and TMS Entertainment aired, followed by an anime film titled Orange: Mirai, released in November 2016, for which Takano is credited as a writer on the screenplay alongside Yuko Kakihara.
Beyond Orange, her body of work includes the serialized series Dreamin Sun and Re Collection, as well as other titles such as Bambi no Tegami, Itoshi Kingyo, and later works like Kimi ni Nare and Le Pâtissier de mes rêves. Her artistic identity is characterized by a modern and fashionable visual style, and her narratives often explore themes of friendship, regret, and the emotional weight of personal choices. Her works are frequently noted for their heartfelt storytelling and connections to real places, such as her hometown of Matsumoto, which serves as the setting for Orange.
Her first major serialized success was Dreamin Sun, which ran from 2007 to 2011 and was collected in ten volumes. Following this achievement, she began her most internationally recognized work, Orange, in 2012, also in Bessatsu Margaret. The series faced an interruption in 2012 due to creative differences with her publisher, leading Takano to consider ending her career as a manga creator. She ultimately continued the series after moving to Futabashas seinen magazine Monthly Action, where Orange was re-serialized beginning in 2014 and concluded in 2015. This period marked a significant transition in her career, as she continued to publish with Futabasha.
Takano is best known as the sole creator and author of Orange, a story combining elements of science fiction, drama, and romance that follows a group of high school friends attempting to prevent a future tragedy. The manga became a critical and commercial success, was a New York Times bestseller, and was adapted into multiple formats. A live-action film adaptation was released in December 2015. In 2016, a 13-episode anime television series produced by Telecom Animation Film and TMS Entertainment aired, followed by an anime film titled Orange: Mirai, released in November 2016, for which Takano is credited as a writer on the screenplay alongside Yuko Kakihara.
Beyond Orange, her body of work includes the serialized series Dreamin Sun and Re Collection, as well as other titles such as Bambi no Tegami, Itoshi Kingyo, and later works like Kimi ni Nare and Le Pâtissier de mes rêves. Her artistic identity is characterized by a modern and fashionable visual style, and her narratives often explore themes of friendship, regret, and the emotional weight of personal choices. Her works are frequently noted for their heartfelt storytelling and connections to real places, such as her hometown of Matsumoto, which serves as the setting for Orange.
Works
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- Topics: Anime overview
- Topics: Anime overview