Mitsukazu Mihara

Mitsukazu Mihara
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Years active	1994—present
Known for	Doll
Website	http://www.mitsukazu.com/

Mitsukazu Mihara (三原ミツカズ Mihara Mitsukazu, born October 17, 1970, in Hiroshima) is an influential Japanese illustrator who helped to influence the Gothic Lolita look through her illustrations, particularly as the cover illustrator for the first eight volumes of the Gothic & Lolita Bible.^[1] In 1994, she won a contest in the Japanese manga magazine Feel Young with her debut "Keep Those Condoms Away From Our Kids" (ゴムのいらない子供たち "Gomu no Iranai Kodomo-tachi"), later published by Shodensha in her short story collection IC in a Sunflower (集積回路のヒマワリ Shūseki Kairo no Himawari).^[2]

She resides in Osaka, Japan.^[1]

Bibliography

Manga

• ShÅ«seki Kairo no Himawari (集積回路のヒマワリ^?, IC in a Sunflower)
  (1994–97, Shodensha, 1 volume, ISBN 4396761716; English translation, 2007)
• HappÄ« FamirÄ« (カトゥル・カール^?, Happy Family)
  (1994–98, Shodensha, 3 volumes)
• Beautiful People (ビューティフルピープル ByÅ«tifurupÄ«puru)
  (1997–2001, Shodensha, 1 volume, ISBN 4396762585; English translation, 2006)
• Dōru (ドｰル^?, Doll)
  (1998–2002, Shodensha, 6 volumes; English translation, 2004)
• Haunted House (ホーンテッドハウス Hōnteddohausu)
  (1998–2002, Shodensha, 1 volume, ISBN 4396762887; English translation, 2006)
• R.I.P.: Requiem in Phonybrian
  (1999–2000, 1 volume; English translation, 2006)
• Shigeshōshi (死化粧師^?, The Embalmer)
  (2002–05, Feel Young, Shodensha, 5 volumes; English translation, 2006)
• Dokuhime (毒姫^?, Poison Princess)
  (5 volumes; 5th volume; ISBN 4022141212)
• Tamashii no Futago (たましいのふたご^?, The Twin Souls)
  (2006, Shodensha, 1 volume, ISBN 4396763956)

Source:^[3][4]

Art collections

• Alice Addict
• Chocolate

Card box

• Coffin of Fools^[5]

References

1. Schilling, Kathy (February 2008). Winterberg, Jenna; et al., eds. "An Illustrious Goth-Loli Career: Interview with Mitsukazu Mihara". Gothic & Lolita Bible (Los Angeles: Tokyopop) 1: 96–99. ISBN 978-1-4278-0347-4.
2. "Manga+Comics: Mitsukazu Mihara: IC in a Sunflower". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
3. "Search Results for Mitsukazu Mihara" (in Japanese). Shodensha. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
4. "Mitsukazu Mihara Titles Confirmed at Tokyopop". Anime News Network. July 26, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
5. "Works" (in Japanese). Mitsukazu Mihara. Retrieved March 29, 2010.

External links

• Mitsukazu Mihara at Anime News Network's encyclopedia