Yumiko Igarashi





Yumiko Igarashi

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August 26, 1950 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

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About this author

She is a resident of Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is also the cousin of fellow mangaka Satsuki Igarashi; a member of Clamp.

In 1968, as a third-year high school student at the Asahi Gaoka High School in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, she made her debut in Shueisha's Ribon manga magazine with Shiroi Same no iru Shima. She won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award in 1977 as the artist of Candy Candy.

In the late 1990s, Igarashi became involved in a number of legal battles related to her intellectual property rights as an illustrator. Igarashi claimed that in series for which she was the illustrator, she should hold sole intellectual property rights to the portrayals of the characters, and not need the consent of her authors to license merchandise based on their likeness...more


Average rating: 3.90 · 1,167 ratings · 127 reviews · 40 distinct works
Candy Candy series
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 595 ratings — published 1975 — 2 editions
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Candy Candy Vol. 9
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1991
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Candy Candy Vol. 4
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1991
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Candy Candy Vol. 8
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1991
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Candy Candy Vol. 7
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1991
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Lady Georgie Vol. 1
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions
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Candy Candy Vol. 6
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1991
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Candy Candy Vol. 3
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1991
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Candy Candy Vol. 2
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1991
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Candy Candy Vol. 5
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1991
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More books by Yumiko Igarashi…
Candy Candy Vol. 1 Candy Candy Vol. 2 Candy Candy Vol. 3 Candy Candy Vol. 4 Candy Candy Vol. 5 Candy Candy Vol. 6 Candy Candy Vol. 7
Candy Candy (9 books)
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4.02112676056338 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 284 ratings

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