Old event photos have reignited talk that Nagano, the creator of “Chiikawa,” is a woman. The thread spiraled into a debate over what it takes to be a “female creator who still gets respected,” citing names like Rumiko Takahashi and the creators of Demon Slayer and Fullmetal Alchemist, with some pointing to differences in editorial backing as the real factor.
Just unfollowed her.
No way — the level of detail on stuff like chestnut manju buns is way too spot-on for a real drinker (a classic izakaya snack).
>>3
There are cases like the creator of Wakako-zake, so it's not unheard of (a manga about a woman who drinks alone).
There are cases like the creator of Wakako-zake, so it's not unheard of (a manga about a woman who drinks alone).
>>3
That's probably modeled on a parent or relative of hers.
That's probably modeled on a parent or relative of hers.
I'm a woman.
Sorry to disappoint.
What's that supposed to mean?
Sorry to disappoint.
What's that supposed to mean?
>>4
Because female creators get dragged online.
Because female creators get dragged online.
>>4
It should be phrased as 'for disappointing you,' not 'for being disappointed.'
Is your Japanese not so good?
It should be phrased as 'for disappointing you,' not 'for being disappointed.'
Is your Japanese not so good?
Wasn't it already common knowledge that Nagano-sensei is a woman?
>>8
There was a photo floating around, right?
There was a photo floating around, right?
There's literally a photo out there — from some event or other.
>>12
Is that actually confirmed to be her?
Is that actually confirmed to be her?
What about the work even makes you think the author's a man in the first place?
>>22
The whole backstory around the flying squirrel character is exactly that.
The whole backstory around the flying squirrel character is exactly that.
>>25
What is this guy even talking about.
What is this guy even talking about.
>>30
Confirmed. Before she blew up she used to attend events as a regular illustrator — every longtime fan knows this.
Confirmed. Before she blew up she used to attend events as a regular illustrator — every longtime fan knows this.
>>32
Whoa, I should've gone too.
Whoa, I should've gone too.
Isn't Chiikawa basically a polished-up version of that '100 Days to Live, Crocodile' thing?
Goes to show the masses fall for the same trick every single time (B層 = the easily-swayed general public).
Goes to show the masses fall for the same trick every single time (B層 = the easily-swayed general public).
>>33
LOL you understood literally nothing.
LOL you understood literally nothing.
Why is there such a massive gap between the creator of 'Mii-chan' and Nagano?
>>40
It comes down to the editors backing them. Apparently a former Morning editor at the same publisher, Kodansha, planned the Mii-yama creator's move into print — but it just seems to have fed her delusions of grandeur instead of actually developing her as an artist. The difference is night and day.
It comes down to the editors backing them. Apparently a former Morning editor at the same publisher, Kodansha, planned the Mii-yama creator's move into print — but it just seems to have fed her delusions of grandeur instead of actually developing her as an artist. The difference is night and day.
>>40
There are social-media manga artists by the thousands — these two are just the cream of the crop.
There are social-media manga artists by the thousands — these two are just the cream of the crop.
It's hilarious that 'Onneko' is getting clowned on again lately.
>>41
The fact that Nagano drew this to match is just brutal.
No way that's a coincidence — she did it on purpose.
The fact that Nagano drew this to match is just brutal.
No way that's a coincidence — she did it on purpose.
Female manga artists who get respect even from men:
Rumiko Takahashi
The Fullmetal Alchemist creator
The Demon Slayer creator
The Chiikawa creator
Anyone else belong on this list?
Rumiko Takahashi
The Fullmetal Alchemist creator
The Demon Slayer creator
The Chiikawa creator
Anyone else belong on this list?
>>54
Meanwhile male creators are mostly the ones people love to hate — One Piece, Naruto, Kingdom, that whole crowd.
Meanwhile male creators are mostly the ones people love to hate — One Piece, Naruto, Kingdom, that whole crowd.
>>54
Demon Slayer just brute-forces past complaints about the cringey stuff typical of female authors with pure sales numbers. That Pixiv-tier school-AU final chapter was a genuine stain on the series.
Demon Slayer just brute-forces past complaints about the cringey stuff typical of female authors with pure sales numbers. That Pixiv-tier school-AU final chapter was a genuine stain on the series.
>>54
Does the Jujutsu Kaisen creator not count?
Does the Jujutsu Kaisen creator not count?
>>58
Stuff like Tanjiro's line 'You're a creature that shouldn't exist' or that whole ohagi scene — there really is a lot of the cringey directing people criticize female authors for. It's just that the good parts outnumber it by even more.
Stuff like Tanjiro's line 'You're a creature that shouldn't exist' or that whole ohagi scene — there really is a lot of the cringey directing people criticize female authors for. It's just that the good parts outnumber it by even more.
>>70
There's a similar line — 'I deny your entire existence' — but that's just a rephrasing of a classic trope line. Has nothing to do with the author's gender.
There's a similar line — 'I deny your entire existence' — but that's just a rephrasing of a classic trope line. Has nothing to do with the author's gender.
>>70
If we're going down that road, what about 'You are already dead'? LOL that makes zero sense either…
If we're going down that road, what about 'You are already dead'? LOL that makes zero sense either…
In my head she's like a slightly mellower version of Momoko Sakura (creator of Chibi Maruko-chan).
>>91
The art style's just a little similar, that's all.
The art style's just a little similar, that's all.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Chiikawa Creator’s Gender Revealed wwwwwwwwww.”
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