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AUTHOR 
 Suzue Miuchi was born in Nishinomiya in 1951 and grew up in Osaka. When she was a little girl manga was thought to be a bad influence for children. Miuchi frequented a manga hire shop at the age of 10 and when her parents found it out they forbide her to read manga anymore. Then she started drawing her own stories. She already had lots of fans before making her debut. When she started highschool she couldn't keep drawing manga and studying at the same time so she made a deal with her mother: if she couldn't make her debut as a mangaka she would keep studying and then find a job. In exchange her mother would let her draw that year. Miuchi made her debut with a brief story called "Yama no tsuki to kodanuki to" published by Besatsu Margaret, one of the best shoujo magazines in 1967. In 1968-69 she drew several brief stories published by Margaret. In the 70's she produced several titles, becoming one of the most popular mangakas. She wrote and drew several horror and adventures stories these years. In 1975 she started working in her master piece, Garasu no Kamen, her longest work with 42 volumes so far and still open. Hana to Yume started the publication of this manga in 1976. She focused on this work from the late 70's to middles 80's so her production of short stories decreased. In 1982 she won the Kodansha award. In the late 80's and 90's she worked on her manga Amaterasu serialized by Asuka leaving Garasu no Kamen a bit aside. Only a few volumes were published these years. In 1995 she won the Japanese Manga Association award. These years her manga production decreased. Some Garasu no Kamen fans even believed she was dead. She even created her own religion. In 2004 volume 42 of Garasu no Kamen was published and Miuchi announced she will finish this manga soon with a happy ending. (^^). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here you have some cute caricatures of Miuchi found in the author's notes at the end of some volumes of Garasu no Kamen.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here you have a list of Suzue Miuchi's works with samples of the covers and a brief summary when possible. Some of the titles has more than a cover, since they were published some years later in bunkoban format with more realistic looking covers and the stories compilated in each volume were changed too.
We got the info mostly from Japanese sites, so please don't steal. It was hard to translate all that. ^^;; Thanks to Ai-sei's Glass Mask site for the publication list info. If you have some info about any of the manga listed here or want to make some correction, feel free to contact us.
Works published by Margaret Comics (Shueisha) 13 (Juusan)-Gatsu no Higeki
Marie is the illegitimate daughter of an actor. After her mother's death Marie transfers to a new school called "The Saint Rose Cruciform". There are really strict rules there, students can't get out of there and they have no contact with the outside world. Soon she discovers they are worshipping the demon and while she feigns to do so to keep living, her only friend Deborah is discovered and killed. She meets Carlos, a boy who wants to be a director. He gives her a camera so she can film what happens inside the school. She will try to expose it outside at any cost, especially when her father tells her he's going to marry an actress who worships the demon too. Some pics from 13 (Juusan)-Gatsu no Higeki
Pandora no Himitsu
Akai Megami
The main theme of this story is racial discrimination. Bi, the main character whose father was an archeologist, goes to the Rizoa island where she meets racial issues and an ancient love.
Giulietta no Arashi
Giulietta is the princess of Yuria. She lives a happy life with
her parents and her younger brother Henry, the throne heir who
suffers from hemophilia. However, it all comes to an end when the
revolution breaks out thanks to an instigator. The King and Queen
are killed and Giulietta and Henry are imprisoned for life. All at
once Giulietta's life becomes a living hell since she must struggle
to survive and take care of his sick brother. However, she manages
to escape thanks to the royalists. She will have to leave her pride
aside to survive and recover her country. Moeru Niji
An adventures story about a girl's desire for revenge after her parents' death.
Carol decides to visit her sister Isabella who ran away and married her boyfriend Anton six years ago and moved to a city called Lenoa. So she leaves her house in New York without telling her father. She's surprised to find Lenoa is a desertic town where there are frequent sand storms. After Isabella's mysterious death, Carol decides to visit a forest which protects Lenoa from the sand storms. The special trees protecting Lenoa are human trees and Isabella became one of them.
Some pics from Midori no Honoo
Harukanaru Kaze to Hikari
This story is set in the South Pacific, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Emma is the daughter of a British man and a local woman. She was born in the King island. When she's 8 years old she is sent to Europe to receive a proper education but people treat her codly due to her half blood. Emma goes to France some years later and meets the ambitious Napoleon. She becomes the queen of King Island. The main themes of this manga are war and nature although there is a place for romance too with characters like Hyuga, Emma's childhood friend, the gentle Edward who is always protecting her from bullies or Adolf a British aristocrat who watches over Emma. However, she is too busy trying to make the King island a modern state to care about love.
Kaerazaru Hyouga
Eleanor is the daughter of the king and a opera singer. Some assasins are sent to kill them due to the scandal so her mother made her promise to leave the country forever before dying. She tries to survive in the streets singing the songs her mother taught her. She befriends Johan, an acordeon player and they travel around various places while singing together. The queen orders some assasins to kill a girl by mistake in Eleanor's Nursing Home. She joins a group of gypsies and is discovered by Alex Lee, a famous manager. Thanks to him he makes her debut as a singer by the name of Odette Lauryn. She becomes a worldwide, popular singer, so she gets to act in her hometown in front of the king. Some pics from Kaerzaru Hyoga
Kiniro no Yami ga Miteiru
Esther moves to the city of Winlow with her uncle and aunt since her sick brother Samuel needs the fresh air there to recover from his illnes. They take care of two orphan kittens they found in the road. The town was infested with rats so a large amount of cats were brought to exterminate them. But the number of cats increase and they start attacking and killing the villagers. A typhoon arrives and the city is evacuated. But Esther and his brother can't get out the city... Some pics from Kiniro no Yami ga Miteiru
Some pics from Honoo no Maria
After her parent's death Lili is adopted by her uncle and aunt who treat her like a servant. The girl has the same dream every night, a castle covered in fog. When she's going to turn 18 her aunt and uncle decide to use an old castle as a hotel. She discovers the castle was her parents's inheritance and it's the same castle she sees every night in her dreams. Wandering the castle she finds a deserted tower with several portraits of a beautiful woman. She was a cruel witch who was beheaded after killing 200 girls from the village. When she goes out the room she starts to act in a different way...her cousin Caroline who always bullies her gets injured and several accidents happen in the castle repairs
Oujo Alexandra
This story is set in 19th century, Europe. Alexandra, the princess of Lastonia got blind in a fire provocated by her uncle who wants to be the king. Some years later her mother dies from an illness but before dying she tells her to not stop believing in people. Her father remarries another woman who tries to make her life a living hell since she wants her own son to be the future king. Her goal is showing everybody Alexandra' inability to rule the country. The doctor in charge to treat her blindness is an antimonarchic but falls in love with her after seeing her courage and kindness. Some Pics from Oujo Alexandra
Some Pics from Fuyu no Himawari
Some Pics from Manatsu no Yo no Yume
Works published by Hana to Yume Comics (Hakusensha)
The story of Jeanne d'Arc, the maid of Orleans adding some original characters and events with violence and black magic. Jeanne d'Arc was a 17 year old peasant girl who was totally unschooled in the strategies of war. Devoutly religious, she had seen visions and heard heavenly voices that told her to go to the dauphin, lead his troops to victory, free France of her enemies and see him crowned king in the great cathedral at Rheims. She was opposed by officials and she was forced to travel across France through enemy territory but so great was her consecration that it enabled her to reach the dauphin, to win belief in her mission, and to ride in shining armor beneath the golden lilied banner as the leader of the armies of France. The author introduces two original characters in the story, Pierre, a young shepherd who loves Jeanne since they were children and William, an english spy who Jeanne falls in love with. Some pics from Shirayuki no Kishi
Kuro-yuri no Keizu
A horror story. At her mother's funeral a girl realizes none of her mother's acquaintances are present. In fact she doesn't know a thing about her mother's family and her father doesn't answer her questions, so she starts investigating her mother's mysterious death
Saint Alice Teikoku
Tomoko's parents have to stay in Germany for three years because of their job so she move to her uncle's and join Saint Alice High School where students must follow some weird rules. Only some of the best students, the nobles, are relieved of this, especially the queen, Himiko, the president of the student committee. There are two people who rebel, Zero, the mysterious thief and Kid the pirate. They fight against nobility and help the students. Some pics from Saint Alice Teikoku
The Queen of Amaranth is a legendary diamond which brings good luck, money and fame to its owner but also sadness and loneliness. Mara and Helen are two students atteding Edward College with a scholarship donated by a rich jeweler. Mara finds the legandary diamond and her behaviour changes. She is now rich and popular but soon after that bad things start happening to her. Some pics from Amaranth no Jou
Niji no Ikusa
This story is set in ancient Japan. A beautiful princess is born during the war. In order to ensure the peace treaty between two powerful families she is forced to marry a foreigner. His husband seems stupid and rude but he's pretending in order to protect his family. His dream is ruling the whole country. Some pics from Niji no Ikusa
Seiko and Kanako are the daughters of two important companies. Nijihiko, the son of another company must choose a wife between them, but Kanako is kidnapped. Miruku is a happy girl, crazy for cakes and pies, and really good at kendo. She looks like the missing girl so she's asked to substitute her to meet Nijihiko. Some pics from Dynamite-Milk-Pie
Works published by Seventeen Comics (Shueisha)
Kujaku-iro no Kanaria
A suspense story about twin sisters. One of them, Akiko lives in poverty, while her sister Yuko is adopted by a very rich family. So Akiko kills Yuko and takes her place, pretending to have lost her memory to cheat Yuko's parents. The title is an allegory of Akiko. The canary kills the peacock to become the king of the birds by taking its plumage but the other birds discover it and kill the canary.
Some pics from Pollyanna no Kishi
Works published by KC mimi (Kodansha) Shiroi Kageboushi
One of Miuchi-s best horror stories. Suzuko has to move and change school because of her father's job. She's told to sit in the last row although there is an empty desk at class in front of her. One day she decides to sit at the empty desk and starts feeling bad. She discovers there was a girl called Sayoko who used to sit there six years ago and died. Now her ghost wants to kill Suzuko. Some pics from Shiroi Kageboushi
Some pics from Futari no Melody
Works published by KC Nakayoshi (Kodansha) Youkihi-den
A horror story. Tsubasa and her friend are shopping in a department store. When it's closing time one of them goes to take something she left behind but she never returns. Her dead body is found later and her friend sneaks into the department store to solve the mystery. Thanks to a blind boy named Hisahide she finds out that all the murders are connected to the evil princess and her minions whose souls were kept in dolls. Some pics from Youhiki-den
Works published by ASUKA Comics (Kadokawa Shoten)
A story about reincarnations, prophecies and the spititual world set in Mu, a mythical continent. Amaterasu is the japanese goddess of the sun.
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