Matsuri Akino


Akino’s first name is also sometimes incorrectly listed as 茉利.


Yokohama Alien

ヨコハマ異邦人
朝日ソノラマ: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
A5
Yokohama Alien
Asahi Sonorama:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
A5
v.1:  ISBN-10:4-257-90251-5, 09/1995
v.2:  ISBN-10:4-257-90270-1, 05/1996
ヨコハマ異邦人
朝日ソノラマ: ソノラマコミック文庫
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Yokohama Alien
Asahi Sonorama:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
Bunko-ban
ISBN-10:4-257-72096-4, 02/2001
ヨコハマ異邦人
朝日新聞社: ソノラマコミック文庫
文庫版
Yokohama Alien
Asahi Shimbun Company:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
Bunko-ban
ISBN:978-4-02-267066-3, 10/2007


Kamen Tantei

仮面探偵
秋田書店: サスペリアミステリーコミックス
B6
Kamen Tantei
Akita Shoten:  Susperia Mystery Comics
B6
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-253-18431-6, 01/1999

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v.2:  ISBN-10:4-253-18432-4, 06/1999
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v.3:  ISBN-10:4-253-18433-2, 11/1999

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v.4:  ISBN-10:4-253-18434-0, 05/2000
TokyoPop has licensed Kamen Tantei for English translation.


Genjyuu no Seiza

幻獣の星座
秋田書店: ホラーコミックススペシャル
B6
Genjyuu no Seiza
Akita Shoten:  Horror Comics Special
B6
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-253-12953-6, 10/2000

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v.2:  ISBN-10:4-253-12954-4, 03/2001

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v.3:  ISBN-10:4-253-12955-2, 08/2001

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v.4:  ISBN-10:4-253-12956-0, 12/2001

v.5:  ISBN-10:4-253-12957-9, 05/2002

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v.6:  ISBN-10:4-253-12958-7, 11/2002

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v.7:  ISBN-10:4-253-12959-5, 05/2003
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v.8:  ISBN-10:4-253-12960-9, 10/2003

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v.9:  ISBN-10:4-253-12961-7, 02/2004

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v.10:  ISBN-10:4-253-12962-5, 06/2004

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v.11:  ISBN-10:4-253-12963-3, 11/2004

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v.12:  ISBN-10:4-253-12964-1, 04/2005

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v.13:  ISBN-10:4-253-12975-7, 10/2005

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v.14:  ISBN:978-4-253-12976-3, 08/2007
This series was translated into Chinese by Ever Glory (長鴻) as Huan Shou Xing Zuo (幻獸星座), and TokyoPop is translating it into English as Genju no Seiza.


Shin Kamen Tantei

新・ 仮面探偵
秋田書店: サスペリアミステリーコミックス
B6
Shin Kamen Tantei
Akita Shoten:  Susperia Mystery Comics
B6
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-253-18477-4, 06/2001
Translated into Chinese by Ever Glory as Xin Jia Mian Zhen Tan (新假面偵探).


Finale no Nai Satsujin

終幕のない殺人
秋田書店: サスペリアミステリーコミックス
B6
Finale no Nai Satsujin
Akita Shoten:  Susperia Mystery Comics
B6
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ISBN-10:4-253-18493-6, 03/2003
Based on the work by Yasuo Uchida (内田康夫).

Also translated into Chinese by Ever Glory, under the title Bu Luo Mu Sharen Shijian (不落幕殺人事件).


Shin Petshop of Horrors

新 Petshop of Horrors
朝日ソノラマ: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
B6
Shin Petshop of Horrors
Asahi Sonorama:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
B6
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-257-90521-2, 01/2005

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v.2:  ISBN-10:4-257-90539-5, 09/2005
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v.3:  ISBN-10:4-257-90561-1, 09/2006

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v.4:  ISBN:978-4-257-90576-9, 04/2007
新 Petshop of Horrors
朝日ソノラマ: ソノラマコミック文庫
文庫版
Shin Petshop of Horrors
Asahi Sonorama:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
Bunko-ban
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-257-72399-8, 12/2006
新 Petshop of Horrors
朝日新聞社: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
B6
Shin Petshop of Horrors
Asahi Shimbun Company:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
B6
v.1:  ISBN:978-4-02-213054-9, 10/2007
v.2:  ISBN:978-4-02-213055-6, 10/2007
v.3:  ISBN:978-4-02-213056-3, 10/2007
v.4:  ISBN:978-4-02-213057-0, 10/2007
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v.5:  ISBN:978-4-02-213108-9, 12/2007
新 Petshop of Horrors
朝日新聞社: ソノラマコミック文庫
文庫版
Shin Petshop of Horrors
Asahi Shimbun Company:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
Bunko-ban
v.1:  ISBN:978-4-02-267084-7, 10/2007

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v.2:  ISBN:978-4-02-267175-2, 01/2008
Obviously, a sequel to her famous ladies’ title (see below).

TokyoPop is releasing the series in English translation under the title Petshop of Horrors:  Tokyo.


Other Works

Akino has had two ladies’ comics series published by Ohzora Publishing (宙出社) and at least partly distributed by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha (主婦と生活社) under the Missy Comics banner:  Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha (霊感商法株式会社) 1-15 and Petshop of Horrors 1-10.  Both series have also had two releases under Sonorama Comic Bunko, the second from Asahi Shimbun Company (朝日新聞社):  Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha in ten volumes, and Petshop of Horrors in seven volumes.  Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha has also been released in a convenience-store digest edition.  There is an English Pet Shop of Horrors translation published by TokyoPop, and the title was also made into an animated TV series which has been translated into English by Urban Vision.  There is also a related artbook, Maboroshi no Hanayoi no Tsuki (幻華宵月, first put out by Asahi Sonorama and rereleased by Asahi Shimbun Company.

Ohzora also published Akino’s rendition of A Man for Megan by Darlene Scalera, titled Nisen-nenme no Propose (二千年めのプロポーズ), and Kurayami no Phantasy (暗闇のファンタジー) 1-2, from Twilight Phantasies by Maggie Shayne, under Emerald Comics - Harlequin Series.  Another ladies’ comic is Iten no Tsubasa (倚天の翼) 1, published by Home-Sha, a subsidiary of Shueisha (集英社), under Eyes Comics.

The Elixir (賢者の石) series was published by Bunkasha (ぶんか社) under Bunkasha Comics - Horror M Series (ぶんか社コミックス・ ホラーMシリーズ):  Granasis no Meikyuu* (柘榴の迷宮), Bara yori mo Akaku Yuki yori mo Shiroku (薔薇よりも赤く雪よりも白く), Gothic Anatomia* (ゴシックアナトミア), Ophiuchus no Keifu* (オフィウクスの系譜), Sen no Yoru no Tabibito* (千の夜の旅人), Rakuen no Kizu* (楽園の疵), and Chinmoku no Shima* (沈黙の島).  Bunkasha also published Kaitou Alexandrite* (怪盗アレキサンドライト).

Akino contributed pieces to the ladies’ Vampire Anthology (バンパイアアンソロジー) series published by Gakken (学研) under Pichi Comics.  The recently released Yoru no Kakaku:  Night Exile* (夜の過客   Night  exile ) 1-2, also from Gakken under Pichi Comics, is a compilation of these short works.  She currently contributes to Gakken’s Gensou Shokan* (幻想書簡) anthology series, which seems to simply be a continuation of the Vampire Anthology under a new name.

She has also published two other girls’ series through Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店)’s Asuka Comics Deluxe, the first a version of As You Like It, O-ki ni Mesu Mama* (お気に召すまま) 1-3, and the other the Mulan legend as written by Yoshiki Tanaka (田中芳樹), Kaze yo, Banri o Kakeyo (風よ、万里を翔けよ).

And she did the illustrations for the Hikari to Yami no Legend (光と闇のレジェンド) book series.


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