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		IKEDA Riyoko
	Manga artist, novelist, playwright, and vocalist
	Birthdate:	Dec. 18, 1947
	Birth place:	City of Osaka
	Bloodtype:	AB
	Interests:	manga, European history, travel, oil painting ...
	Education:	Voice, Tokyo College of Music, graduated 1999 Philosophy, Department of Literature, Tokyo College of Education (now University of Tsukuba), dropped out to pursue a manga career
	Affiliations:	Association of Japanese Traveling Writers, Association of Sino-Japan Cultural Exchange, Japan Pen Club

 

Debut story:	"The Girl from Rose Mansion" (Bara yashiki no shoujo), 1967
First hit series:	"The Rose of Versailles" (Berusaiyu no bara), 1972
Award won:	Outstanding Series for "The Window of Orpheus" (Orufeusu no mado), given by the Association of Japanese Comics, 1981
Currently serialized:	"Ring of Niebelungen" (Niiberunku no Yubiwa), 2001
Major Works:
"The Rose of Versailles" (Berusaiyu no bara), 1972 "The Window of Orpheus" (Orufeusu no mado), 1975 "Catherine the Great" (Jotei Ekateriina), 1982 "Women of the French Revolution" (Furansu kakumei no onnatachi), 1985 "The Glory of Napoleon: Eroica" (Eikou no Naporeon: Eroika), 1986 "Till the End of Heaven: A Secret History of Poland" (Sora no hate made: Porando no hishi), 1990 "Prince Shoutoku" (Shoutoku taishi), 1991

Still writing:   personal views towards Ikeda's style and works.
For Ikeda's own view about The Rose of Versailles, see "Essay."