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Ai Yazawa


Born
in Osaka, Japan
March 07, 1967

Genre
Manga, Graphic Novels, Romance


Ai Yazawa (Japanese: 矢沢あい, Yazawa Ai) is a Japanese manga author and illustrator. Her pen name comes from singer Eikichi Yazawa, of whom she is a fan.
Yazawa started her comics career in 1985. She specialises in shojo manga (girls' comics). Most of her works have been serialised in the magazines 'Ribon', 'Cookie' and 'Zipper'.
Yazawa's stories focus on young, often rebellious women and their relationships. The characters are always very stylish, and Yazawa herself is known for her sense of fashion. (She even attended a fashion school for some time after high school.)
Among her most famous manga are Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (I'm No Angel, 1992–1995), Neighborhood Story (1995-1998), Paradise Kiss (1999-2004), and Nana (2000-2009), the latter awarded ...more

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Average rating: 4.42 · 258,263 ratings · 13,266 reviews · 286 distinct works • Similar authors
Nana, Vol. 1
4.38 avg rating — 70,944 ratings — published 2000 — 39 editions
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Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1
4.16 avg rating — 19,398 ratings — published 2000 — 26 editions
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Nana, Vol. 2
4.48 avg rating — 13,404 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
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Nana, Vol. 3
4.51 avg rating — 9,946 ratings — published 2001 — 29 editions
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Nana, Vol. 4
4.55 avg rating — 8,708 ratings — published 2001 — 24 editions
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Nana, Vol. 5
4.55 avg rating — 7,938 ratings — published 2002 — 23 editions
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Nana, Vol. 6
4.52 avg rating — 7,018 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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Paradise Kiss, Vol. 2
4.28 avg rating — 7,081 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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Nana, Vol. 7
4.54 avg rating — 6,565 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions
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Nana, Vol. 8
4.54 avg rating — 6,220 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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Series by Ai Yazawa

Nana, Vol. 1 Nana, Vol. 2 Nana, Vol. 3 Nana, Vol. 4 Nana, Vol. 5 Nana, Vol. 6 Nana, Vol. 7
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4.47 avg rating — 191,681 ratings

Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1 Paradise Kiss, Vol. 2 Paradise Kiss, Vol. 3 Paradise Kiss, Vol. 4 Paradise Kiss, Vol. 5
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4.25 avg rating — 43,515 ratings

Neighborhood Story, Vol. 1 Neighborhood Story, Vol. 2 Cortili del cuore Deluxe, V... I cortili del cuore Deluxe,...
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4.36 avg rating — 3,974 ratings

Paradise Kiss 1 de 10 Paradise Kiss 2 de 10 Paradise Kiss 3 de 10 Paradise Kiss 4 de 10 Paradise Kiss 5 de 10 Paradise Kiss 6 de 10 Paradise Kiss 7 de 10
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4.23 avg rating — 3,463 ratings

Last Quarter 1 Last Quarter #2 Last Quarter #3
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Quotes by Ai Yazawa  (?)
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“Being alone and being lonely are two different things.”
― Ai Yazawa
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“I'll make you so in love with me, that everytime our lips touch, you'll die a little death.”
― Ai Yazawa
tags: anime, japanese, manga
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“But even when the moon looks like it's waning...it's actually never changing shape. Don't ever forget that.”
― Ai Yazawa, Nana, Vol. 14
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