[Illustration] Fujiwara Kaoru
A rare cover image of the magazine "Manga Erotics F" dated 2004 by Fujiwara Kaoru (藤原薫), a very talented josei manga artist who unfortunately seems to have stopped production of new works these days. Her fine sense of aesthetics, stylish drawings and thought-provoking stories will be missed.
Another image from Fujiwara Kaoru's work the manga magazine installment above.
It seems a travesty then that there’s no Wiki article for her. Even the Japanese Wiki article isn’t much more than a stub..
But, the art is great I like.. I hope is josei, I like this genres.
animekritik:
Is that a request for a full intro post on Fujiwara Kaoru? ^^
In any case, I see what you mean. There is no justice in this world when such genius is so neglected.
Arystar:
Noted with thanks.
@Wabisabi
You’re even wiser than people give you credit for. Full intro post please!!!!
animekritik:
I would be glad to, if only to drum up more interest on this manga artist. I sometimes wonder if she may not be disheartened by her sales/lack of popularity and therefore quit the field altogether.
That is the least I could do. *sigh*
[...] The immediate motivation for this post is quickly explained: a couple of days ago, Wabisabi from Iwa ni Hana wrote briefly about mangaka Kaoru Fujiwara. Reading her post reminded me that I had wanted to [...]
Commenting a month later, haha!
Wabisabi, I just wanted to let you know it was because of you that I discovered Fujiwara Kaoru’s works and became an instant fan. ^^
Lisa:
That’s okay. To borrow Obama’s words, it’s not like I live around a 24 hour news cycle.
too shame, that we have to hear from her for so long. I really liked her short stories.
ayame:
Noted with thanks.