Kimiko Uehara
Manga artist
Kimiko Uehara (上原 きみ子, Uehara Kimiko; real name Murakami Kimiko) is a prominent Japanese shōjo and josei manga artist. She is best known for shōjo series such as Maiko no Uta ("Maiko's Poem"), Lovely Mari-chan, Marybell, Honoo no Romance, Lolly no Seishun, and Yumedokei ("Sweet Memory"). She received the 1990 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for Lovely Mari-chan. Uehara is cited by Naoko Takeuchi, author of Sailor Moon, as an influence, especially her dialog in Lolly no Seishun and Honoo no Romance.
Her current manga is Inochi no Utsuwa, published by Akita Shoten since 1991 in the josei magazine For Mrs..
Overview
Her first work "Flower of Black Cosmos" debuted in 1965 as a rental comic under the pen name of Kimiko Kaneda at age 19. In 1968, She began working for a commercial magazine as "Kumiko Uehara" when "Shoken Monogatari" was published in the November issue of "Ribon" (Shueisha). She published 2 works in "Ribon" related magazines. Uehara, who wanted to draw a Drama, submitted to Shōjo Comic (Shogakukan) and was accepted. In 1969 her first serial series "Aiba Enzeru" was published.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6410135. VIAF identifies the subject as 259553813. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1990, 1991, 1965 and 1968.
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