Moto Hagio
Manga artist · Japan · On the map · Writers · Born 1949 · age 77
Moto Hagio is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to shōjo manga, Hagio is considered the most significant artist in the demographic and among the most influential manga artists of all time, being referred to as the "god of shōjo manga" by critics.
Moto Hagio is read about 531 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 113 days, one point a day.
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2024Fauve d'honneurAward2022The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck RibbonAwardWill Eisner Hall of FameAward2016Asahi PrizeAward2012Medal with Purple RibbonAward2010Inkpot AwardAward2006Nihon SF Taisho AwardAward1985Seiun Award for Best ComicAward1983Seiun Award for Best ComicAward1980Seiun Award for Best ComicAward1949Born12 May 1949
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![A documentary about marine iguanas (pictured) inspired Hagio to write Iguana Girl (1992), a semi-autobiographical manga about her relationship with her mother.[29]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Cuerpo_iguana_marina.jpg/1280px-Cuerpo_iguana_marina.jpg)
A documentary about marine iguanas (pictured) inspired Hagio to write Iguana Girl (1992), a semi-autobiographical manga about her relationship with her mother.[29]![Hagio's bishōnen are inspired in part by films featuring young men in homoerotic scenarios, such as Death in Venice (star Björn Andrésen pictured).[32]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Bj%C3%B6rn_Andr%C3%A9sen_dans_Mort_%C3%A0_Venise.jpg/500px-Bj%C3%B6rn_Andr%C3%A9sen_dans_Mort_%C3%A0_Venise.jpg)
Hagio's bishōnen are inspired in part by films featuring young men in homoerotic scenarios, such as Death in Venice (star Björn Andrésen pictured).[32]Awards
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Born 1949 · age 77
