Ichiko Ima

Hyakki Yakou Shou

百鬼夜行抄

朝日ソノラマ: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
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Hyakki Yakou Shou

Asahi Sonorama:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-257-90249-3, 09/1995

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v.2:  ISBN-10:4-257-90283-3, 11/1996

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v.3:  ISBN-10:4-257-90295-7, 05/1997

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v.4:  ISBN-10:4-257-90328-7, 12/1997

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v.5:  ISBN-10:4-257-90355-4, 11/1998

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v.6:  ISBN-10:4-257-90382-1, 06/1999

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v.7:  ISBN-10:4-257-90403-8, 04/2000

v.8:  ISBN-10:4-257-90428-3, 02/2001

v.9:  ISBN-10:4-257-90450-X, 02/2002

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v.10:  ISBN-10:4-257-90463-1, 12/2002

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v.11:  ISBN-10:4-257-90490-9, 10/2003

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v.12:  ISBN-10:4-257-90508-5, 10/2004

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v.13:  ISBN-10:4-257-90534-4, 07/2005

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v.14:  ISBN-10:4-257-90555-7, 04/2006

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v.15:  ISBN:978-4-257-90572-1, 01/2007
百鬼夜行抄

朝日ソノラマ: ソノラマコミック文庫
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Hyakki Yakou Shou

Asahi Sonorama:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-257-72089-1, 12/2000

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v.2:  ISBN-10:4-257-72098-0, 03/2001

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v.3:  ISBN-10:4-257-72113-8, 06/2001

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v.4:  ISBN-10:4-257-72125-1, 08/2001

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v.5:  ISBN-10:4-257-72208-8, 05/2003

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v.6:  ISBN-10:4-257-72233-9, 04/2004

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v.7:  ISBN-10:4-257-72308-4, 09/2005

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v.8:  ISBN-10:4-257-72365-3, 07/2006

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v.9:  ISBN:978-4-257-72432-2, 06/2007
百鬼夜行抄

朝日新聞社: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
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Hyakki Yakou Shou

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
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v.1:  ISBN:978-4-02-213035-8, 10/2007

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v.2:  ISBN:978-4-02-213036-5, 10/2007

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v.3:  ISBN:978-4-02-213037-2, 10/2007

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v.4:  ISBN:978-4-02-213038-9, 10/2007

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v.5:  ISBN:978-4-02-213039-6, 10/2007

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v.6:  ISBN:978-4-02-213040-2, 10/2007

v.7:  ISBN:978-4-02-213041-9, 10/2007

v.8:  ISBN:978-4-02-213042-6, 10/2007

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v.9:  ISBN:978-4-02-213043-3, 10/2007

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v.10:  ISBN:978-4-02-213044-0, 10/2007

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v.11:  ISBN:978-4-02-213045-7, 10/2007

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v.12:  ISBN:978-4-02-213046-4, 10/2007

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v.13:  ISBN:978-4-02-213047-1, 10/2007

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v.14:  ISBN:978-4-02-213048-8, 10/2007

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v.15:  ISBN:978-4-02-213049-5, 10/2007

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v.16:  ISBN:978-4-02-213102-7, 11/2007

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v.17:  ISBN:978-4-02-213126-3, 10/2008

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v.18:  ISBN:978-4-02-213138-6, 07/2009

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v.19:  ISBN:978-4-02-213159-1, 10/2010

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v.20:  ISBN:978-4-02-213164-5, 07/2011
百鬼夜行抄

朝日新聞社: ソノラマコミック文庫
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Hyakki Yakou Shou

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
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v.1:  ISBN:978-4-02-267043-4, 10/2007

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v.2:  ISBN:978-4-02-267044-1, 10/2007

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v.3:  ISBN:978-4-02-267045-8, 10/2007

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v.4:  ISBN:978-4-02-267046-5, 10/2007

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v.5:  ISBN:978-4-02-267047-2, 10/2007

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v.6:  ISBN:978-4-02-267048-9, 10/2007

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v.7:  ISBN:978-4-02-267049-6, 10/2007

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v.8:  ISBN:978-4-02-267050-2, 10/2007

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v.9:  ISBN:978-4-02-267051-9, 10/2007

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v.10:  ISBN:978-4-02-267178-3, 07/2008

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v.11:  ISBN:978-4-02-267193-6, 05/2010

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v.12:  ISBN:978-4-02-267197-4, 10/2011
百鬼夜行抄  ベストセレクション

朝日新聞社: ソノラマコミックス
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Hyakki Yakou Shou Best Selection

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Sonorama Comics
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ISBN:978-4-02-213152-2, 12/2009
The Best Selection contains reproductions of earlier stories chosen by the author and a reader poll.  There were also two associated art books from Asahi Sonorama, rereleased by Asahi Shimbun Company, a drama CD from Movic (ム−ビック), a live-action video series released by VAP (バップ), and a volume of side stories, Ojiro to Oguro (see below).

Hyakki Yakou Shou was a finalist for the Grand Prize of the 9th Tezuka Osamu Bunka-sho awards in 2005.

Tongli (東立) published the series in Chinese, with the title read Bai Gui Ye Xing Chao.  It is currently being translated into English as Beyond Twilight by Aurora Publishing and into French as Le Cortège des Cent Démons by Doki-Doki / Bamboo Edition.


Suna no Ue no Rakuen

砂の上の楽園

朝日ソノラマ: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
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Suna no Ue no Rakuen

Asahi Sonorama:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
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ISBN-10:4-257-90304-X, 07/1997
砂の上の楽園

朝日ソノラマ: ソノラマコミック文庫
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Suna no Ue no Rakuen

Asahi Sonorama:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
Bunko-ban
ISBN-10:4-257-72139-1, 12/2001
砂の上の楽園

朝日新聞社: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
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Suna no Ue no Rakuen

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
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ISBN:978-4-02-213033-4, 10/2007
砂の上の楽園

朝日新聞社: ソノラマコミック文庫
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Suna no Ue no Rakuen

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
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ISBN:978-4-02-267042-7, 10/2007
Tongli translated this title into Chinese as Sha Shang de Leyuan (砂上的樂園).

Natsukashii Hana no Omoide

初期作品集  懐かしい花の思い出

朝日ソノラマ: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
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Shoki Sakuhin Shuu:  Natsukashii Hana no Omoide

Asahi Sonorama:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
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ISBN-10:4-257-90348-1, 07/1998
懐かしい花の思い出

朝日ソノラマ: ソノラマコミック文庫
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Natsukashii Hana no Omoide

Asahi Sonorama:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
Bunko-ban
ISBN-10:4-257-72143-X, 01/2002
初期作品集  懐かしい花の思い出

朝日新聞社: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
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Shoki Sakuhin Shuu:  Natsukashii Hana no Omoide

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
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ISBN:978-4-02-213031-0, 10/2007
懐かしい花の思い出

朝日新聞社: ソノラマコミック文庫
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Natsukashii Hana no Omoide

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
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ISBN:978-4-02-267039-7, 10/2007
Translated into Chinese by Tongli as Hua de Jiyi (花的記憶).

Kotou no Himegimi

孤島の姫君

朝日ソノラマ: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
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Kotou no Himegimi

Asahi Sonorama:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
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ISBN-10:4-257-90445-3, 10/2001
孤島の姫君

朝日ソノラマ: ソノラマコミック文庫
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Kotou no Himegimi

Asahi Sonorama:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
Bunko-ban
ISBN-10:4-257-72199-5, 03/2003
読み切り作品集  孤島の姫君

朝日新聞社: 眠れぬ夜の奇妙な話コミックス
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Yomikiri Sakuhin Shuu:  Kotou no Himegimi

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyou na Hanashi Comics
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ISBN:978-4-02-213032-7, 10/2007
孤島の姫君

朝日新聞社: ソノラマコミック文庫
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Kotou no Himegimi

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Sonorama Comic Bunko
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ISBN:978-4-02-267040-3, 10/2007
Also translated into Chinese by Tongli, under the title Gu Dao de Gong Zhu (孤島的公主).

Hyakki Yakou Shou:  Ojiro to Oguro

百鬼夜行抄  尾白と尾黒

朝日新聞社: ソノラマコミックス
A5ワイド版
Hyakki Yakou Shou:  Ojiro to Oguro

Asahi Shimbun Company:  Sonorama Comics
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ISBN:978-4-02-213149-2, 11/2009
A volume of side stories related to the Hyakki Yakou Shou series (see above).

Other Works:

Ima also writes ladies’ comics, mostly of the "boys’ love" variety.  Her first release is listed both as My Beauty Green Palace* (マイ・ ビューティー・ グリーン・ パレス) and the more grammatical My Beautiful Green Palace* (マイ・ ビューティフル・ グリーン・ パレス), either way published by Byakuya Shobo (白夜書房).  Game was put out first by Izumi Publishing* (一水社) and again by Shodensha (祥伝社) under Shodensha Boys’ Love Collection.  Several of her following titles were released by Houbunsha (芳文社) under Hanaoto Comics (花音コミックス):  Otona no Mondai (大人の問題), Ashinaga Oji-san-tachi no Yukue (あしながおじさん達の行方) 1-2, Rakuen made Ato Mou Chotto (楽園まであともうちょっと) 1-3; and Boku no Yasashii O-nii-san (僕のやさしいお兄さん) 1-4.  The first three Houbunsha titles have been rereleased in bunko-ban editions under Hanaoto Comics Mini. Itsutsu no Hako no Monogatari (五つの箱の物語) 1-3 was first published by Zassosya (雑草社) under Puff Comics (ぱふコミックス), then reprinted by both Asahi Sonorama and Asahi Shimbun Company under Sonorama Comic Bunko.  Bunchou-sama to Watashi (文鳥様と私) was first published in eight volumes then again in two wide-ban volumes by Aoba Publishing (あおば出版).  Green Arrow Shuppan Sha (グリーンアロー出版社) later published another edition of the original eight-book series, with an additional ninth volume, and Bbmf Magazine (Bbmfマガジン) has since added a tenth and eleventh.  Aoba Publishing also put out Warawanai Ningyo (笑わない人魚), in both a regular and bunko-ban edition.  Warawanai Ningyo was rereleased by Futabasha (双葉社) under Action Comics.  Nihonbungeisha (日本文芸社) published Moe no Shikaku (萌えの死角) 1-2 under Karen Comics.

Other ladies’ comics are Kishibe no Uta (岸辺の唄), Kumo o Koroshita Otoko (雲を殺した男), Touzoku no Mizusashi (盗賊の水さし), and Akumu Shiro no Aruji* (悪夢城の主), published by Home-Sha, a subsidiary of Shueisha (集英社), under Eyes Comics.  Home-Sha has also released Kishibe no Uta under Home-Sha Manga Bunko(ホーム社漫画文庫).  Itoko Doushi (いとこ同士) and B-kyuu Gourmet Club (B級グルメ倶楽部) were published under Daria Comics, first by Movic, and again when Frontier Works (フロンティアワークス) took over the banner.  Three further volumes of B-kyuu Gourmet Club, as well as two related drama CDs, have since been released by Frontier Works.  Gengetsu Rou Kitan (幻月楼奇譚) 1-3 was put out by Tokuma Shoten (徳間書店) under Chara Comics.  Utsukushiki Kemono-tachi (美しき獣たち) was published by Asahi Sonorama and republished by Asahi Shimbun Company under Honwara Comics.  The ladies’ horror title Yoru to Hoshi no Mukou* (夜と星のむこう) 1 was put out by Shonengahosha (少年画報社) under SG Comics.

Ima has had pieces in a number of anthologies, the earliest being a volume from the Doubutsu Seikatsu series by Asahi Sonorama, Doubutsu Seikatsu:  Kotori Life* (動物生活 小鳥ライフ).  She was involved in most of the later volumes of the anthology series Torikko Club (鳥っこ倶楽部) and Shin Torikko Club (新・ 鳥っこ倶楽部), originally put out by Scholar, but then picked up in the seventh volume by Aoba Publishing.  Aoba is also responsible for the Tori-sama (トリさま) anthology.  Ima had a piece included in Kiken na Futari (危険なふたり) from Houbunsha.  She contributed to the ladies’ Onmyouji Anthology* (陰陽師アンソロジー) series published by Gakken (学研) under Pichi Comics, Shueisha’s Gensou Fantasy (幻想ファンタジー) series, published under Eyes Comics, and to the Mugen Anthology (夢幻アンソロジー) from Shodensha.

She has illustrated a considerable number of novels, including:

  • Natsu ni Furero (夏に触れろ), by Fujiko Hanairatsu (花郎藤子), published by Byakuya Shobo.
  • Kare no Rakuen (彼の楽園), by Akira Sugano (菅野彰), published by Futami Shobo (二見書房).
  • Sono Moto ni Hana wa Chiru (そのもとに花は散る), by Saeko Egami (江上冴子), published by Biblos (ビブロス).
  • Hadashi no Natsu (裸足の夏), by Akira Sugano (菅野彰), also published by Biblos.
  • Hatsune (初音), by Saeko Egami (江上冴子), published by Keibunsha (勁文社).
  • Memai (眩暈), by Noel Ioka (五百香ノエル), published by Oakla Publishing (オークラ出版).
  • The Neko no Asobu Niwa (猫の遊ぶ庭) series, by Yumiko Kawai (かわいゆみこ), published by Shinkosha (心交社).
  • The Modern Times* (モダン・ タイムス) series, by Akira Sugano (菅野彰), published by Shinshokan (新書館).
  • The Kyouka Ayakashi Hichou (鏡花あやかし秘帖) series, by Jyunko Shimada (嶋田純子), published by Mandarake (まんだらけ出版部).
  • The Yume-iro Too-ya (夢色十夜) series, by Yumiko Kawai (かわいゆみこ), published by Shogakukan (小学館).
  • Natsu no Yo no Yume wa Kasokeshi (夏の夜の夢は幽けし), by Michiru Fushino (椹野道流), published by Taiyo Tosho* (大洋図書).
  • Itsu ka Tenshi ni. (いつか天使に。), by Ruta Shiraki (白城るた), published by Koufuusha Shuppan* (光風社出版).
  • Lazhward no Koibito* (ラズワードの恋人), by Riuto Takeuchi (たけうちりうと), published by Taiyo Tosho*.
  • Katagoshi no Sora Tenjou no Hikari (肩越しの空 天上の光), by Akira Sugano (菅野彰), published by Enix (エニックス).
  • Hako no Naka no Himitsu (箱の中のヒミツ), by Maki Kazumi (鹿住槇), published by Movic.
  • Little Selections:  Anata no Tame no Chisa na Monogatari:  Romantic Stories (Little selections  あなたのための小さな物語  ロマンティック・ ストーリーズ), by Maki Kazumi (鹿住槇), published by Poplar Publishing (ポプラ社).
  • The Koyurugi Tantei* (こゆるぎ探偵) series, by Riuto Takeuchi (たけうちりうと), published by Shogakukan.
  • Kyouka Ayakashi Hijou:  Kyouka Suigetsu* (鏡花あやかし秘帖  鏡花水月) and Kyouka Ayakashi Hijou:  Kyouka Youen* (鏡花あやかし秘帖  鏡花妖宴), written by Mirei Tachibana (橘みれい) and published by Gakken.

Asahi Sonorama has released one general illustration book of her art, Yuukei:  Ima Ichiko Gashuu (夕景  今市子画集).  Other art books are Hana to Bunchou:  Otona no Nurie Gashuu (花と文鳥  大人の塗り絵画集, put out by Aoba Publishing, and Sabi no Izumi:  Ima Ichiko Gashuu* (錆の泉  今市子画集, published by Home-Sha.