Fumi Yoshinaga
Japanese: よしなが ふみFumi Yoshinaga (よしなが ふみ Yoshinaga Fumi, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She attended the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo.In an interview, she said that "I want to show the people who didn't win, whose dreams didn't come true. It is not possible for everybody to get first prize. I want my readers to understand the happiness that people can get from trying hard, going through the process, and getting frustrated."Little is known about her personal life. She mentions that her favourite operas are those by Mozart in the author's note of Solfege.She debuted in 1994 with The Moon and the Sandals, serialized in Hanaoto magazine, but was previously a participant in comic markets.Of Yoshinaga's many works, several have been licensed internationally. She was also selected and exhibited as one of the "Twenty Major Manga artist Who Contributed to the World of Shōjo Manga (World War II to Present)" for Professor Masami Toku's exhibition, "Shōjo Manga: Girl Power!" at CSU-Chico.Outside of her work with Japanese publishers, she also self-publishes original doujinshi on a regular basis, most notably for Antique Bakery. Yoshinaga has also drawn fan parodies of Slam Dunk, Rose of Versailles, and Legend of Galactic Heroes.
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 18
Fumi Yoshinaga
Shiro and Kenji are now approaching their sixties, and to Kenji's horror, Shiro has started making plans for the end of his life. Meanwhile, unforeseen circumstances at work mean that Kenji may have to give up his position as the manager and even leave the salon for good...
Antique Bakery, Volume 4
Fumi Yoshinaga
Tachibana usually stays busy with the day-to-day ups and downs of running a business...not to mention keeping his crazy staff out of trouble at the Antique Bakery! In the midst of this mania, terrible memories of a trauma from his younger days return to haunt him thanks to a brand-new wave of child abductions. A task force is on the case, but nobody has an easy answer yet...or a suspect. The nastiest twist? The victims all apparently died after having sampled delicious cakes. The sweetest days have all gone sour -- will the good times ever return?
Solfege
Fumi Yoshinaga
Kugayama is a gifted music teacher, but a man with little ambition or desire. Born to a wealthy and prominent family, Kugayama passes his days simply going through the motions and existing. When ex-student, Azuma Tanaka, requests his help in studying for a prestigious music school's entrance exam, his budding youth and enthusiasm invoke a passion in Kugayama that he has never experienced before.
Don't Say Any More, Darling
Fumi Yoshinaga
よしながふみが贈る珠玉の短編集！
毒舌家の青年医師、甘えんぼのプー太郎、性欲満開のお坊ちゃま、美貌のセクサロイド……など、いいオトコ盛りだくさん！！
傑作ロマン ティック＆エロティック・ラブ・ストーリーズ５編。
収録作品：「それを言ったらおしまいよ」「私の永遠の恋人」「おとぎの国」「ある五月」「ピアニスト」
Antique Bakery, Volume 3
Fumi Yoshinaga
In Volume 3 of the award-winning manga, Ono's mentor Jan, an ingenious French patisier, enters the story. Two women reporters -- a.k.a. "busty female announcer unit Haruka & Tammy" -- also enter the scene, and while manager Tachibana is interested in them, they're only interested in Ono's cakes. Continuing what makes Antique Bakery great, each new character has his own lumbering way of searching for happiness, and we dig deeper into the closets of the series' most popular characters.
The Moon and the Sandals 2
Fumi Yoshinaga
Kobayashi, Toya, Ida, Hashizume and Rikuko... everyone has gotten a little older but are they any wiser?
The loveable characters of The Moon and the Sandals begin a new chapter in their lives. Kobayashi and Toyo have both successfully started their careers, Hashizume now heads his own restaurant and Rikuko is studying to be a doctor. But amidst all this seeming success, old issues still lurk below the surface, waiting to be resolved. Question is... Will the gang be able to muster enough maturity to finally settle old scores?
Antique Bakery, Volume 2
Fumi Yoshinaga
As Tachibana, Ono, and Kanda continue to run the bakery "Antique," their daily routine is suddenly interrupted by the appearance of a tall, mysterious man in dark sunglasses. Addressing Tachibana as "my lord", his name is Chikage Kobayakawa. Not only does the man's appearance lead to surprising revelations about bakery manager Tachibana and his past, but also triggers chef Ono's notorious "demonic charm." The bakery also deals with the hectic holiday rush, and this year, Tachibana has decided to start a special Christmas delivery service -- as Santa in a red Ferrari!
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 2
Fumi Yoshinaga
Curious about why female lords must take on male names, the shogun Yoshimune seeks out the ancient scribe Murase and his archives of the last eighty years of the Inner Chambers—called the Chronicle of the Dying Day. In its pages Yoshimune discovers the coming of the Redface Pox, the death of the last male shogun, and the birth of the new Japan…
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 4
Fumi Yoshinaga
Despite Iemitsu and Arikoto's best efforts, there is no male heir to take over the shogunate. As the Redface Pox continues to ravage the country, it becomes increasingly clear within Edo Castle that Japan's continued existence relies on overturning the centuries of custom that define it!
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 6
Fumi Yoshinaga
The aging shogun Tsunayoshi must name an heir, but her senile father is blocking the ascendance of the most likely candidate in favor of a young, untried lord. But politics and the shogun’s own unpopularity may soon take the choice out of her hands.
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 3
Fumi Yoshinaga
The tale told in the Chronicle of the Dying Day continues as the young female shogun Iemitsu tries desperately to conceive a male heir. But her lover Arikoto seems unable to give her a child, and they must betray their hearts to save their country. Meanwhile, the Redface Pox continues its ruthless progress through Japan, leaving famine, despair, and the threat of anarchy in its wake.
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 5
Fumi Yoshinaga
Gyokuei, who first arrived at the Inner Chambers as a young novitiate monk, has risen to become one of the shogun Tsunayoshi's advisors. He hopes to protect the shogunate the same way his mentor Arikoto once did. But the numerous intrigues of the Inner Chambers—and the shogun herself—are pushing Gyokuei's patience and cunning to the breaking point.
All My Darling Daughters (1)
Fumi Yoshinaga
Yukiko, a salary woman in her thirties, still lives with her mother Mari. But their relationship suffers a sudden change when Mari announces that she's getting married—to an ex-host and aspiring actor who's younger than Yukiko. Yukiko, convinced he's out to fleece her mom, can't stand to stay in the house and decides to move in with her boyfriend.
Fumi Yoshinaga weaves together the lives of Yukiko, a thirty something salary woman, and her friends in five short stories, exploring the various relationships women have with all the skill and elegance she is known for.
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 1
Fumi Yoshinaga
In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected. And the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber...
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 1
Fumi Yoshinaga
Shiro Kakei, lawyer by day and gourmand by night, lives with his boyfriend, Kenji Yabuki, an out-going salon stylist. While the pair navigate the personal and professional minefields of modern gay life, Kenji serves as enthusiastic taste-tester for Shiro’s wide and varied made-from-scratch meals.
Fumi Yoshinaga’s slice-of-LGBT-life series was nominated for the first Manga Taisho Award and received a jury recommendation at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.
Antique Bakery, Vol. 1
Fumi Yoshinaga
Ono has come a long way since the agonizing day in high school when he confessed his love to handsome Tachibana. Now, some 14 years later Ono, a world-class pastry chef and outed playboy has it all. No man can resist Ono's charms (or his cooking skills!) but he has just found a new position under a man named Tachibana. Can this be the only man who resisted his charms, and if so, will the man who once snubbed the "magically gay" Ono get his just desserts? And how in the heck did a former middleweight boxing champion wind up as Ono's cake boy? Digital Manga happily serves up the opening volume of Antique Bakery.
Fumi Yoshinaga's: Lovers in the Night (Yaoi)
Fumi Yoshinaga
Hired as a servant by an Aristocrat family, Claude works hard to care for the family that took him in. But when the master of the house and his wife eventually pass away, Claude must keep spoiled son Antoine in line and teach him to be a proper gentleman. As the two become closer, a forbidden love develops between them... Famed Boys' Love manga-ka Fumi Yoshinaga, the creator of Gerard and Jacques and Antique Bakery, has crafted a tale of young loveres flourishing against all odds.
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 2
Fumi Yoshinaga
This installment of Fumi Yoshinaga’s deliciously charming slice-of-gay-life series explores the beginnings of Shiro and Kenji’s relationship.
Shiro continues to expand his culinary creativity while dealing with problematic clients and his well-meaning but misguided mother, who comes to rely on him when a health scare hits close to home.
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 16 (What Did You Eat Yesterday?, #16)
Fumi Yoshinaga
Two rather long-awaited encounters unfold in this installment of Fumi Yoshinaga’s heartwarming slice-of-gay-life series. After fifteen years of living together, Shiro meets Kenji’s family for the first time over dinner at a high-end unagi restaurant. Meanwhile, Kenji finally gets to know Kayoko, one of Shiro’s few friends, after a chance encounter at the supermarket. A rare argument breaks out, and circumstances both at work and at home continue to change for Shiro, but what remains a constant is the hearty meals the two of them share at the end of each day.
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 17
Fumi Yoshinaga
This slice-of-life series follows the ordinary lives of a middle-aged, gay couple and the ever-changing, delicious variety of homecooked meals they share.
Shiro and Kenji are now well past their youthful years, and with a stable relationship and a stable career for them both, what could possibly go wrong? But Kenji finds himself in a bind one evening after a few drinks with one of his hair salon regulars. Meanwhile, a mysterious and beautiful woman greets Shiro with a friendly smile on the street during their grocery shopping, and Shiro insists that he doesn’t know her.
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