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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: 4.43 · 298,498 ratings · 17,404 reviews · 319 distinct works • Similar authors
Nana, Vol. 1
4.40 avg rating — 81,674 ratings — published 2000 — 40 editions
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Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1
4.17 avg rating — 20,165 ratings — published 2000 — 27 editions
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Nana, Vol. 2
4.49 avg rating — 16,074 ratings — published 2000 — 31 editions
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Nana, Vol. 3
4.52 avg rating — 11,897 ratings — published 2001 — 30 editions
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Nana, Vol. 4
4.56 avg rating — 10,365 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions
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Nana, Vol. 5
4.56 avg rating — 9,311 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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Nana, Vol. 6
4.53 avg rating — 8,259 ratings — published 2002 — 24 editions
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Nana, Vol. 7
4.55 avg rating — 7,684 ratings — published 2002
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Nana, Vol. 8
4.55 avg rating — 7,240 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions
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Paradise Kiss, Vol. 2
4.29 avg rating — 7,544 ratings — published 2001 — 24 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
(21 books)
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4.48 avg rating — 221,050 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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4.26 avg rating — 45,812 ratings

Nana, Vol. 1 Nana. Tom 2 Nana. Tom 3 Nana. Tom 4 Nana. Tom 5 Nana. Tom 6 Nana. Tom 7
(11 books)
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4.67 avg rating — 7,340 ratings

Neighborhood Story, Vol. 1 Neighborhood Story, Vol. 2 I cortili del cuore, Vol. 3 I cortili del cuore, Vol. 4
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4.38 avg rating — 5,347 ratings

Paradise Kiss 1 Paradise Kiss 2 Paradise Kiss 3 Paradise Kiss 4 Paradise Kiss 5 Paradise Kiss 6 Paradise Kiss 7
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4.23 avg rating — 3,578 ratings

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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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