| Mineo Maya 魔夜峰央 | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1953 Niigata City, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Patalliro! Fly Me to the Saitama |
Maya Mineo (魔夜峰央,Mineo Maya) is a Japanesemanga artist born in 1953. His seriesPatalliro! is one of thebest-selling and the longest-runningshōjo manga of all time.[1][2]
Maya was born inNiigata. He made his debut as a professional manga artist in 1973 withMishiranu hōmon-sha in the shōjo magazineBessatsu Margaret.[1]
His most successful series started in 1978 withPatalliro!, which was adapted into an anime series. Since then, he has worked on the series for different magazines and produced several spin-offs. With more than 100 volumes, it is thelongest-running shōjo manga. An anime adaptation in 1983 was the first TV anime to showhomosexuality.[1][3] In 1981, he was nominated for theSeiun Award and in 1999, he received theJapan Cartoonists Association Award for the series. The spin-off seriesPatalliro Saiyūki! has been translated into French.[4]
In the early 1980s, he met ballet dancer Yoshimi Yamada and got married.[5] They have two children, one of them is the manga artistMarie Yamada.
His mangaTonde Saitama has been adapted into a live-action film starring musicianGackt in 2019 and with himself appearing in the opening scene.
Maya is a heavy drinker. Because of excessive alcohol consumption, he had health problems with his liver in February 2016 and was forced to undergo medical treatment.[6][7]
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