Rinko Ueda is a shojo manga artists that has captivated me for over a decade.
Her elaborate artwork, gorgeous character designs and romantic storylines, Rinko is currently working on a new manga project.
With a professional career that started back in 1986 with the manga series “Hana no Hi ni Aitai”, followed by her first major series in 1988 titled “Kimi ni Botan no Namida”.
Rinko Ueda also released two other titles in 1988 titled “Onaji Yume wo Kazoete” and “Prism ga Koibito”.
In the ‘90s, Ueda released three more manga series: “Kiss wa Me ni Shite”, “Shin Gakuen Tengoku” and the successful Margaret Comic series “Ryou”.
By 2000, the decade would be one of her busies with the release of “Panpu Appu” (Pump Up!) and the very popular series “Tsuki no Shippo” (Tail of
the Moon, 2002) and “Hadashi de Bara wo Fume” (Stepping on Roses, 2008) which were released in the United States courtesy of Viz Media.
Rinko would go on to work on “Cho Tokkyu Hi- yokko” (2009), “Margaret Best Selection: Not Friend, But…” (2011) and Sakura Juuyuushi” (2012), followed by “Sakura Juuyuushi 2” in 2013.
In fall 2014, Rinko Ueda returned with two new titles, a series titled “Maria no Shiro” and a one-shot manga titled “Hoikumen!”.
A busy manga artist but also a busy mother of two children, throughout her career as a manga artist, Rinko Ueda is known to be one of the most private manga artists in Japan. And a mangaka, who prefers to let her work speak for itself.
Despite her private nature, J!-ENT’s Dennis a. Amith recently interviewed Rinko Ueda in regards to her manga career.
Please click here and go to page 77 of the interview!
