Reiji Miyajima

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Reiji Miyajima
宮島 礼吏
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works

Reiji Miyajima (Japanese: 宮島 礼吏, Hepburn: Miyajima Reiji) is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his series AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei and Rent-A-Girlfriend.

Career

In October 2005, Reiji Miyajima received the Magazine Grand Prix Encouragement Award for his work Sakka no Tensai.[1] In the same year, he received an honorable mention at the 75th Weekly Shōnen Magazine Newcomer Manga Award for his one-shot manga Pool no Saboten.[2] In 2008, he published his second one-shot manga Icon in Magazine Special.[3]

Miyajima started in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by illustrating the short-term series Suzuki no Shiten in 2009. The following year, he illustrated the series AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei, which is based on the Japanese idol group AKB48.[4] In 2017, Miyajima started the manga series Rent-A-Girlfriend,[5] which has performed well in Japan.[6] It has since received an anime adaptation and a spin-off manga.[7][8] Miyajima has previously worked as an assistant for the manga series Ace of Diamond.[9]

Aside from his manga career, Miyajima has also handled the series composition for the anime series 22/7.[10] He also wrote the original story for its manga adaptation, 22/7 +α, which was serialized in Sunday Webry.[11]

Works

Manga

Serializations

  • Suzuki no Shiten (鈴木の視点) (2009, written by Shigemitsu Harada; serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)[4]
  • AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei (AKB49〜恋愛禁止条例〜) (2010–2016, written by Motoazabu Factory; serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)[4]
  • Mononote: Edo Shinobi Kagyō [ja] (もののて~江戸忍稼業~) (2016–2017, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)[12]
  • Rent-A-Girlfriend (彼女、お借りします, Kanojo, Okarishimasu) (2017–present, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)[5]
  • 22/7 +α (2020, illustrated by Nao Kasai; serialized in Sunday Webry)[11]
  • Rent-A-(Really Shy!)-Girlfriend (彼女、人見知ります, Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu) (2020–present, serialized in Magazine Pocket)[8]
  • Shiunji-ke no Kodomo-tachi (紫雲寺家の子供たち) (2022–present, serialized in Young Animal)[13]

One-shots

  • Pool no Saboten (プールの仙人掌) (2005)[2]
  • Icon (アイコン) (2008, published in Magazine Special)[3]
  • Kanojo, Tensei Shimasu (彼女、転生します) (2020, published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine)[14]

Anime

  • 22/7 (ナナブンノニジュウニ, Nanabun no Nijūni) (2020, series composition)[10]

References

  1. ^ 週刊少年マガジン2006年 表示号数6. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 『彼女、お借りします』の宮島礼吏が語る漫画作りの極意!(前編)【漫画家への花道】. Magazine Pocket (in Japanese). Kodansha. March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. ^ a b 宮島 礼吏. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c AKB48週マガでマンガ化、謎のメンバー加入で「AKB49」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 25, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  5. ^ a b 「AKB49」宮島礼吏が描く、“レンタル”から始まるラブコメディ始動. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 12, 2017. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  6. ^ 『彼女、お借りします』がアプリ化決定! …って『七つの大罪』や『ネギま!』のあの子もレンタル可能!?. Dengeki Online (in Japanese). June 18, 2021. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Loo, Egan (December 15, 2019). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Manga Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 15, 2020). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Manga Gets Spinoff About Sumi". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Creator Interview: Reiji Miyajima on Rent-A-Girlfriend". Kodansha USA. June 3, 2020. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (September 20, 2019). "22/7 Idol Project's TV Anime Reveals Staff, Video, Visual". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  11. ^ a b 「22/7」コミカライズがサンデーうぇぶりで開始、アニメの補完エピソード描く. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 12, 2020. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  12. ^ 「AKB49」宮島礼吏の新連載は変わった手を持つ忍の時代活劇、マガジンで. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 10, 2016. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 26, 2022). "Rent-A-Girlfriend's Reiji Miyajima Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 15, 2020). "Rent-A-Girlfriend, Senryū Girl, Domestic Girlfriend, Boarding School Juliet, Fuuka Authors Pen 1-Shots". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

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