| Azuma Mayumi 東 まゆみ | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1975-04-24) April 24, 1975 (age 49) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist, Writer |
| Notable works | Elemental Gelade |
Mayumi Azuma (東 まゆみ, Azuma Mayumi, born April 24, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist, who is the creator of the now completed manga Elemental Gelade, which finished with eighteen volumes and was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series, and its ongoing spinoff manga Elemental Gelade: Flag of Blue Sky. She is also recognized for creating the manga adaptation of the video game Star Ocean: The Second Story, which was later adapted into an anime entitled Star Ocean EX.
Before her career as a manga artist took off, she started out working as an assistant to Kozue Amano, creator of Aria.
Works
- Manga
- Enix (now Square Enix)
- Night Walker! (ナイトウォーカー!) (1995–1996, Monthly Shōnen GagOh!)
- Get! (GET!) (1999, Monthly Shōnen Gangan)
- Vampire Savior: Tamashii no Mayoigo (ヴァンパイア セイヴァー 〜魂の迷い子〜) (1997–2001, Monthly Gangan Wing)
- Star Ocean: The Second Story (スターオーシャン セカンドストーリー) (1999–2001, Monthly Shōnen Gangan)
- Mag Garden
- Elemental Gelade (EREMENTAR GERAD) (2002–2009, Monthly Comic Blade)
- Elemental Gelade: Flag of Blue Sky (EREMENTAR GERAD -蒼空の戦旗-) (2003–2014, Comic Blade Masamune)
- Toraneko Folklore (とらねこフォークロア) (2010–2013, Monthly Comic Blade)
- Uchū Senkan Yamato Ni-ichi-kyū-kyū: Higan no Ēsu (宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 緋眼のエース) (2013–present, Monthly Comic Blade), Space Battleship Yamato 2199 spin-off manga
- Enix (now Square Enix)
- Video Game
- Star Ocean: Blue Sphere (Character Designer)
External links
- Mayumi Azuma Official Site 'AZUMA-YA' (in Japanese)
- Mayumi Azuma at Anime News Network's encyclopedia