Kazuya Minekura

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born

in Japan

March 23, 1975

gender

female

website

http://nitroblog.exblog.jp/

genre

Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

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Kazuya Minekura (峰倉かずや Minekura Kazuya, born March 23, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist most known for the Saiyuki series. Her other manga series include Wild Adapter, Shiritsu Araiso Koto Gakko Seitokai Shikkobu (Araiso Private School Student Council Executive Committee), and Stigma. Stigma is notable for being a full-color work, unusual as manga is generally drawn in black and white.

She had an illness that affected her writing from 2004–2007, which caused her to have a hysterectomy. On 28 September 2010, she went on Hiatus to undergo surgery for ameloblastoma on the right half of her upper jawbone. On 31 December 2010, she reported her surgery was successful after removing the tumor on her right upper jawbone and is currently resting and...more

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Kazuya Minekura's Books

Average rating: 4.27 · 11,089 ratings · 262 reviews · 61 distinct works · Similar authors

	Saiyuki, Volume 1 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 2,707 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saiyuki, Volume 2 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 751 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saiyuki, Volume 3 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saiyuki, Volume 9 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saiyuki, Volume 4 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saiyuki, Volume 5 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 497 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saiyuki, Volume 7 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saiyuki Reload, Volume 1 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saiyuki, Volume 6 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saiyuki, Volume 8 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Kazuya Minekura

Saiyuki universe (23 books)
by Kazuya Minekura
4.25915463486085 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 9,558 ratings

Gensōmaden Saiyuki (9 books)
by Kazuya Minekura
4.241194375996521 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 6,899 ratings

Saiyuki Reload (10 books)
by Kazuya Minekura
4.295886075949367 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 2,528 ratings

Saiyuki Gaiden (4 books)
by Kazuya Minekura
4.4961832061068705 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 131 ratings

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Quotes by Kazuya Minekura

“My heart hurts that means I’m alive.”
― Kazuya Minekura, Stigma

tags: heart, life, pain

72 people liked it

“Eat till you're full. Play anytime you want. Sleep as much as you like. Cry. Get angry. Laugh. Live. Live. Live.”
― Kazuya Minekura

tags: live

32 people liked it

“You can choose to die. You can choose to run... but dying alone won't change a thing. Trust me on that one. If you really want things to change... you're going to have to live.”
― Kazuya Minekura

24 people liked it

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