TANEMURA Arina (teen)

[phio_chan]

Tanemura Arina is one of my favorite Japanese mangaka. She has a different touch in her art which makes her drawings unique and beautiful. Read more about Tanemura Arina on this page at MangaUpdates. Tanemura Arina is famous for shoujo and romance-related series.

ION



Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo
Number of Volume: 1
Year: 1997
Serialized in: Ribbon
Publisher: Shueisha (J), Viz Media (E)

Ion Tsuburagi chants the letters of her first name as a charm to bring good luck when she needs it. Then she meets Mikado Hourai, the president of the Psychic Powers Research Society at school, and touches a mysterious substance he's been developing. Now chanting "I-O-N" gives her telekinetic powers!

Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne



Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
Number of Volume: 7
Year: 1998
Serialized in: Ribbon
Publisher: Shueisha (J), CMX (E)

By day, Kusakabe Maron is an ordinary high school girl with more than her share of problems. But by night, she is Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, the reincarnation of Jeanne d'Arc, also known as Joan of Arc. Her mission: to hunt down demon-possessed paintings and exorcise the evil spirits! Too bad accomplishing this mission puts her into conflict with the authorities, who view her as a mysterious stranger vandalizing works of art. With only the help of angel-in-training Finn, she must survive high school during the day and battle evil by night!

FullMoon wo Sagashite
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
Number of Volume: 7
Year: 2002
Serialized in: Ribbon
Publisher: Shueisha (J), Viz Media (E)

Mitsuki loves singing, but a malignant tumor in her throat has prevented her from pursuing her passion. However, Mitsuki's life turns around when two fun-loving Shinigami appear to grant her a temporary reprieve from her illness--and give her singing career a magical jump-start.

Shinshi Doumei Cross
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shoujo, School Life, Gender Bender
Number of Volume: 11
Year: 2005
Serialized in: Ribbon
Publisher: Shueisha (J), Viz Media (E)

In return for a business loan of 50 million yen, the prestigious Kamiya family gave their daughter Haine away to the Otomiya family. Haine, now an Otomiya, is appointed to the student council of the exclusive Imperial Academy, a private school for the aristocracy. Even though Haine is of proper lineage to be on the council, she finds herself struggling to find her place among the many secrets of its elite members, especially those of the president who holds her heart - Shizumasa Togu, aka "the Emperor."

Sakura Hime Kaden
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
Number of Volume: 8
Year: 2008
Serialized in: Ribbon
Publisher: Shueisha (J), Viz Media (E)

Sakura is a princess who lives alone with a few maids in a mansion deep in the mountains. She's been engaged to the prince of the country since she was born. She doesn't like that fact, as she wants to decide her fate on her own. However, one day, a messenger from the prince suddenly came to take her to the capital...

[Galactic Tomahawk]

I haven't read many of her works but I always loved the Full Moon anime.

One of my favorite Shoujo series.

[phio_chan]

I have never watched any anime based on Tanemura-sensei's works. But to me too, FullMoon is probably her best work, with Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne following after it. :3

Her artwork is unique; back then when I didn't know about Shinshi Doumei Cross, just looking at the art I could tell it was Tanemura-sensei's works. I think it's because of the eyes. But at some point, sometimes it feels like the characters look more or less the same; only with different hair styles or hair colors. Like Eichi (FullMoon) and Chiaki (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne). They resemble one another that sometimes I feel like there isn't many variations in her drawings. :P

Still, I like the artwork and the plot of the series.

[rudorofu]

Always been a fan of Tanemura Arina's works so I follow updates on her constantly, but lately it just seems like there's a lack of activity from her ): I would like to see more of her beautiful artwork and read her romantic stories! Although the one thing that irks me is that the anime adaptations of her manga aren't up to par :\ They're quite disappointing.

[Hummingbird]

I loved Full Moon wo Sagashite, it makes me cry every time. Shinshi Doumei Cross is also really well done. I didn't much get into Sakura-hime though, I'm unsure why I didn't like it, I think I didn't have a connection with the main character which is something I had with Mitsuki and Haine. I never watched the Full moon anime, I felt they couldn't match the style that the manga had.

[phio_chan]

Honestly I think FullMoon and Kaitou Jeanne are actually better than Cross. When I first started Cross, I bought the first volume but it was discontinued in my country. I don't know if the translation was off or something else was wrong but the first impression of that series was not strong at all. In addition to the characters get somehow confusing and I always imagined characters from previous series. I finally followed it online when I read it until it finished. Again the impression wasn't as strong as those titles I mentioned before although her artwork was still very strong.

Her other works didn't catch me much, mostly because it is not released here in my country or not completely scanlated.