Mia Ikumi
征海美亜
Born(1979-03-27)March 27, 1979
DiedMarch 7, 2022(2022-03-07) (aged 42)
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Tokyo Mew Mew

Mia Ikumi (Japanese: 征海美亜, Hepburn: Ikumi Mia, March 27, 1979 – March 7, 2022) was a Japanese manga artist best known for being the illustrator of Tokyo Mew Mew, a manga series she created with Reiko Yoshida. Her first manga story The Sleeping Princess of Berry Forest was written when she was just 18 years old.

Ikumi was diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage in February 2021, and died on March 7, 2022, from a heart failure brought by the hemorrhage.[1]

Works

Title Year Notes Refs[2]
Super Doll Licca-chan1999Serialized in Nakayoshi
Published by Kodansha Comics for 2 volumes		[3]
Tokyo Mew Mew2000–03Illustrator, written by Reiko Yoshida.
Serialized in Nakayoshi magazine
Published by Kodansha for 7 volumes		[4][5]
Repure2004Published in Asuka Comics for 1 volume[6]
Koi Cupid2005–08Serialized in Comi Digi and Comi Digi+
Published in Flex Comix for 5 volumes		[7][8]
Only One Wish2005Serialized in Nakayoshi magazine
Published by Kodansha for one volume		[9][10][11]
Tokyo Mew Mew Re-Turn2020Serialized in Nakayoshi magazine[12]

References

  1. ↑ "訃報 征海美亜先生 ご逝去のお知らせ｜なかよし｜講談社コミックプラス". Nakayoshi (in Japanese). March 14, 2022. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ "征海未亜". mediaarts-db.jp. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "単行本全巻：スーパードール・リカちゃん(講談社コミックスなかよし)" [Paperback whole volume: Super Doll Licca (Kodansha Comics Nakayoshi)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "単行本全巻：東京ミュウミュウ(講談社コミックスなかよし)" [Paperback whole volume: Tokyo Mew Mew (Kodansha Comics Nakayoshi)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kodansha Adds New U.S. Shugo Chara!, Until the Full Moon Manga". Anime News Network. March 30, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "作品: リピュア([著]征海未亜)" [Movies: Ripyua ([Author] Mia Ikumi)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ 単行本全巻：恋きゅー(コミデジコミックス) [Paperback whole volume: love queue (Komi Digital Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Tokyo: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ McNeil, Sheena (September 1, 2008). "Koi Cupid Vol. 1". Sequential Tart. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "単行本：wish(講談社コミックスなかよし)" [Paperback: wish (Kodansha Comics Nakayoshi)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Del Rey Adds Night Head, Four-Eyed Prince, Only 1 Wish (Updated)". Anime News Network. February 7, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ Ellingwood, Holly (January 12, 2010). "Only One Wish Vol. 1". ActiveAnime.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Reiko Yoshida, Mia Ikumi Launch Tokyo Mew Mew 2020 Re-Turn Short Manga in December". Anime News Network. November 29, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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