Miki Yoshikawa

Miki Yoshikawa
General Information
Japanese	吉河 美希
Rōmaji	Yoshikawa Miki
Professional Status
Born	Feb 10, 1982
Gender	Female
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Mangaka
Years Active	2002 - Present

Miki Yoshikawa, born February 10, 1982, is a Japanese manga artist. She is the writer and illustrator of A Couple of Cuckoos manga.

History

Early Year

In 2003, Miki Yoshikawa made a manga debut with a One-shot called Glory Days in Kodansha's Magazine Special. She then worked as an assistant to Hiro Mashima for about 4 years on Rave Master (Serialized: 1999-2005) and Fairy Tail (Serialized: 2006–2017).

Miki stated that she was inspired by Akira Toriyama's panels and manuscripts. She also credits Hiro Mashima for most of her manga knowledge.

Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (2006-2011)

During her assistance period, in 2005, Miki submitted a One-shot Yankee-kun to Megane-chan that was later made into a mini-series before finally being serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine starting October 18, 2006. She continued working for Mashima-sensei for a while afterward despite having her own serialization.

Yankee ended on May 18, 2011, with a total of 211 chapters (22 volumes). It was adapted into a live-action drama in 2010.

Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (2012-2017)

A few months after the end of Yankee-kun to Megane-chan, Miki drew another manga called Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches. It starts serialized on February 22, 2012, and concluded in February 2017 with 28 compiled volumes. It was adapted into a live-action drama in 2013 and a TV anime in 2015.

Inactive Years (2017-2019)

Following the end of Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Miki Yoshikawa's slot in the magazine is filled by Negi Haruba's 5Toubun no Hanayome, which ended in February 2020. During this time, Miki Yoshikawa drew three new Oneshots.

Three Oneshots (2019)

To commemorate Weekly Shounen Magazine's 60th Anniversary Project, Miki drew three Oneshots, each with a different genre:

• Tokyo Hell Heavens (Aug 21, 2019), is an action and supernatural manga about demons.
• Hiiragi-san Chi no Kyuuketsu Jijou (Sep 11, 2019), is a supernatural-themed vampire manga, telling the story of Hiiragi Family.
• The Cuckoo's Fiancee (Sep 25, 2019), is a romantic-comedy manga about two people who got switched soon after their birth.

The Cuckoo's Fiancee (2020-Ongoing)

The Cuckoo's Fiancee won the poll against the other two Oneshots, and was chosen to be the next Miki Yoshikawa's manga. Aside from winning the poll, The Cuckoo's Fiancee filled the romance slot left by Negi Haruba's 5Toubun no Hanayome. The manga began serialization on 29 January 2020.

Works

Oneshot

• Flunk Punk Rumble (2006)
• Yankee-kun na Yamada-kun to Megane-chan to Majo (2013)
• Magazine Heroines on the Beach (2014)
• Tokyo Hell Heavens (2019)
• Hiiragi-san Chi no Kyuuketsu Jijou (2019)
• The Cuckoo's Fiancee (2019)

Manga

• Flunk Punk Rumble / Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (2006-2011)
• Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (2012–2017)
• The Cuckoo's Fiancee / Kakkou no Iinazuke (2020-ongoing)

Crossover

• Fairy Tail x Yankee-kun to Megane-chan / Fairy Megane (2009), with Hiro Mashima

Related Links

• Miki Yoshikawa's Natalie.mu Interview: Original article link and English translation.