Natsumi Ando

Japanese manga artist

Natsumi Ando
安藤なつみ
Born	Tenpaku Ward, Nagoya
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Known for	Zodiac P.I. Kitchen Princess Something's Wrong with Us
Website	blog.goo.ne.jp/miyasayo0127

Natsumi Ando (安藤なつみ, Andō Natsumi)^[1] is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 1994 with Headstrong Cinderella, which won the 19th Nakayoshi Rookie Award.^[1] She is best known for Zodiac P.I., Something's Wrong with Us, and Kitchen Princess, the latter for which she won the Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga in 2006.^[2] Something's Wrong with Us received a live-action Japanese television drama adaptation that premiered on Nippon TV on August 12, 2020, starring Minami Hamabe and Ryusei Yokohama.^[3]

Works

Tsuiteru ne Hijiri-chan (ツイてるね聖ちゃん)(April–November 1998, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 1 volume)^[4]
Smile de Ikō (スマイルでいこう) (February 1999–?, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 2 volumes)^[5]^[6]
Maria-ppoino! (マリアっぽいの) (2000)
Zodiac P.I. (十二宮でつかまえて, Jūnikyū de Tsukamaete) (April 2001–January 2003, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 4 volumes; English translation, 2003^[7])
Tamete Misema Show! (貯めてみせまショウ!) (2003)
Wild @ Heart (ワイルドだもん, Wairudo Damon) (April 2003–May 2004, Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 3 volumes;^[8]^[9] English translation, 2010^[10])
Kitchen Princess (キッチンのお姫さま, Kitchen no Ohime-sama) (September 2004—October 2008,^[11]^[12] Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 10 volumes; English translation, 2007^[13])
Arisa (ARISA<アリサ>) (February 2009—September 2012,^[14]^[15] Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 12 volumes; English translation, 2010^[16])
Let's Dance a Waltz (ワルツのお時間, Waltz no Ojikan, lit. "The Waltz of Time") (February 2013–February 2014,^[17]^[18] Nakayoshi, Kodansha, 3 volumes; English translation, 2015)^[19]
"The World in Your Palm" (Tsunagaru ~Te no Hira no Sekai~) (April 2014, Nakayoshi, oneshot)^[20]
(ハイジと山男)(February 2015–ongoing, BE LOVE, Kodansha, 3 volumes)^[21]
Something's Wrong with Us (私たちはどうかしている, Watashitachi wa Dōka Shiteiru)(December 2016-July 2021, Kodansha, 16 volumes; English translation, 2020)^[22]^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b Ando, Natsumi (2009). "About the Creator". Arisa. Vol. 1. New York: Del Rey Manga. pp. 190. ISBN 978-0-345-52241-2.
^ 過去の受賞者一覧 : 講談社漫画賞 : 講談社｢おもしろくて、ためになる｣出版を (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
^ "Natsumi Ando's Something's Wrong With Us Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. March 24, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
^ "ツイてるね聖ちゃん" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ "スマイルでいこう ( 1 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ "スマイルでいこう ( 2 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ "New Tokyopop Manga Acquisitions". Anime News Network. March 7, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
^ "ワイルドだもん ( 1 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ "ワイルドだもん ( 3 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases October 24–30". Anime News Network. October 26, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ Kobayashi, Miyuki (2008). "From the Writer". Kitchen Princess. Vol. 8. New York City, New York: Del Rey Manga. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-345-50805-8. OCLC 671296941.
^ "なかよし". Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^ "Comic-Con: Mushishi and More from Del Rey". Anime News Network. July 20, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ "Zodiac P.I.'s Natsumi Ando Launches Arisa Shōjo Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. December 1, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
^ "Natsumi Ando's Arisa Shōjo Mystery Manga Ending in Japan". Anime News Network. August 1, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases October 24–30". Anime News Network. October 26, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
^ "Arisa's Natsumi Ando Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
^ "ワルツのお時間（３）＜完＞" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
^ "Kodansha USA Adds Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Let's Dance a Waltz Manga". Anime News Network. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
^ "Arisa's Natsumi Ando to Publish 'Tsunagaru' Oneshot". Anime News Network. February 26, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
^ "ハイジと山男 ( 1 )" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 3, 2015.^{[dead link]}
^ "私たちは" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
^ "Natsumi Ando's Something's Wrong With Us Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-07-30.