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Line 1: {{short description\|Japanese manga artist known for creating the series ''Fruits Basket''}} ~~'''Natsuki Takaya''' (高屋奈月 ''Takaya Natsuki'') is a [[Japan]]ese [[Mangaka\|manga artist]]. (July 7, year unknown- )~~ {{Use mdy dates\|date=January 2016}} Takaya is a pen name; her real name is not known by the public. She moved to [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], where she made her debut in [[1992]]. She spends most of her time playing video games such as the [[Final Fantasy]] series or [[Sakura Wars]], or working on ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', which has recently become the top selling [[shōjo manga]] in North America. Fruits Basket has also been adapted into a 26 episode anime series. Takaya also enjoys electronics and music, but dislikes talking about herself. She is a Cancer, born on July 7, year unknown. Her blood type is A and she is left-handed. She also had a website, called "Chotto Ippuku"; however, it has been offline and inactive since September 2002. {{Infobox person \| image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing [[brackets]] --> \| alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> \| caption = \| native_name = {{lang\|ja\|高屋奈月}} \| native_name_lang = ja \| birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1973\|7\|7}} \| birth_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan \| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> \| death_place = \| nationality = [[Japanese people\|Japanese]] \| other_names = \| occupation = [[Manga artist]] \| years_active = 1992–present \| known_for = ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' \| awards = [[Kodansha Manga Award]] (2001) }} {{Nihongo\|'''Natsuki Takaya'''\|高屋奈月\|Takaya Natsuki\|born July 7, 1973\|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga artist]] best known for creating the series ''[[Fruits Basket]]''. Born [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=712 Nana Hatake], Takaya was raised in [[Tokyo]], where she made her debut as a [[manga]] artist in 1992. Takaya had wanted to be a manga artist since first grade, when her sister started drawing.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/NatsukiTakaya \|title=Natsuki Takaya (Creator) \|website=TV Tropes \|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> ~~==Series==~~ * [[Gen'ei Musō]] (幻影夢想), [[1994]] - [[1997]] Her manga series ''Fruits Basket'', which debuted in 1998, became one of the best selling {{Transliteration\|ja\|[[shōjo manga\|shōjo]]}} manga in North America.<ref name="ICv2_18mil">{{cite news \|title='Fruits Basket' Tally Over 18 Million \|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10537.html \|publisher=ICv2 \|date=2007-05-08 \|access-date=2007-12-12 }}</ref><ref name="Newsarama">{{cite news \|title=Tilting @ Windmills 2.0 #49: Looking at Bookscan 2007 \|url=http://www.newsarama.com/Tilting2_0/Tilting49.html \|publisher=Newsarama \|first=Brian \|last=Hibbs \|date=February 2008 \|access-date=2008-02-19 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517183444/http://www.newsarama.com/Tilting2_0/Tilting49.html \|archive-date=2008-05-17 \|quote="Tokyopop’s best-selling title is Fruits Basket v16 with an excellent 58,372 copies sold in 2007" and "[In 2007]...Naruto shares the Top 10 manga titles with Fruits Basket, Death Note and Bleach."}}</ref> ''Fruits Basket'' has also been [[Fruits Basket#Related media\|adapted]] into an [[anime]] series twice; the first, which premiered in 2001, aired as one season of twenty six episodes. The second, which premiered in 2019, consists of two seasons of twenty five episodes and the third season comprised 13 episodes and concluded in 2021. * [[Tsubasa o Motsu Mono]] (翼を持つ者), [[1995]] - [[1998]] ("Those With Wings") * [[Boku ga Utau to Kimi wa Warau kara]] (僕が唄うと君は笑うから), 1998, short story collection ("Because When I Sing, You Smile") In 2001, Takaya received the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for {{Transliteration\|ja\|shōjo}} manga for ''Fruits Basket''.<ref name="KodanshaHahn">{{cite web \|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml \|author=Joel Hahn \|title=Kodansha Manga Awards \|work=Comic Book Awards Almanac \|access-date=2007-08-21 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml \|archive-date=2007-08-16}}</ref> As revealed in a sidebar of ''Fruits Basket'', Takaya broke her drawing arm after ''Fruits Basket'' volume six was published. She had to go into surgery, and as a result, had put ''Fruits Basket'' on a brief hiatus. Takaya made a full recovery, but complained that her handwriting had gotten uglier due to the surgery.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.paperbackswap.com/Natsuki-Takaya/author/ \|title=Natsuki Takaya: Series, and a List of Books by Author Natsuki Takaya \|website=www.paperbackswap.com \|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> * [[Fruits Basket]] (フルーツバスケット ''Furūtsubasuketto''), 1998 - present * [[Komogomo]] 2006 - ? ==Works== {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! Title ! Year ! Notes ! Refs<ref name="madb"/> \|- \| ''[[Phantom Dream]]'' \| 1994–1997 \| Serialized in {{Transliteration\|ja\|Hana to Yume}} ''Planet'' {{Transliteration\|ja\|Zōkan}}{{pb}}Published by Hakusensha in 5 volumes \| <ref name="Tokyopop"/><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/93228 \|title=幻影夢想(花とゆめcomics) \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> \|- \| ''[[Tsubasa: Those with Wings]]'' \| 1995–1998 \| Serialized in {{Transliteration\|ja\|[[Hana to Yume]]}}{{pb}}Published by Hakusensha in 6 volumes \| <ref name="Tokyopop">{{cite web \|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-05/tokyopop-anonunces-new-manga-titles \|title=Tokyopop Announces New Manga Titles (Update 2) \|date=July 5, 2008 \|publisher=Anime News Network \|access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/93233 \|title=翼を持つ者(花とゆめcomics)\|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> \|- \| ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' \| 1998–2006 \| Serialized in {{Transliteration\|ja\|Hana to Yume}}{{pb}}Published by Hakusensha in 23 volumes, {{Transliteration\|ja\|Aizoban}} edition in 12 volumes \| <ref name="Liselotte">{{cite web \|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-16/fruits-basket-takaya-to-start-liselotte-and-witch-forest \|title=Fruits Basket's Takaya to Start Liselotte & Witch's Forest \|date=April 16, 2011 \|publisher=Anime News Network \|access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/93221 \|title=フルーツバスケット(花とゆめcomics) \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/195607 \|title=フルーツバスケット愛蔵版(花とゆめCOMICSスペシャル) \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> \|- \| ''[[Songs to Make You Smile]]'' ({{lang\|ja\|僕が唄うと君は笑うから}}) \| 1999 (vol.) \| Short story collection. Serialized in {{Transliteration\|ja\|Hana to Yume}}{{pb}}Published by Hakusensha in 1 volume \| <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/books/1251307\|title=僕が唄うと君は笑うから(花とゆめcomics) \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> \|- \| ''[[Twinkle Stars]]'' \| 2007–2011 \| Serialized in {{Transliteration\|ja\|Hana to Yume}}{{pb}}Published by Hakusensha in 11 volumes \| <ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-20/hoshi-wa-utau-from-fruits-basket-creator \|title=New Manga from Fruits Basket Creator Set to Debut \|date=May 20, 2007 \|publisher=Anime News Network \|access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Liselotte"/><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/100203 \|title=星は歌う(花とゆめCOMICS) \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> \|- \| ''[[Liselotte & Witch's Forest]]'' \| 2011–2013 (hiatus) \| Serialized in {{Transliteration\|ja\|Hana to Yume}}{{pb}}Published by Hakusensha in 5 volumes \| <ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-03/fruits-basket-natsuki-takaya-to-go-on-extended-hiatus \|title= Fruits Basket's Natsuki Takaya to Go on Extended Hiatus \|date=December 3, 2013 \|access-date=November 22, 2014 \|work=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/174546 \|title=リーゼロッテと魔女の森(花とゆめcomics／花とゆめCOMICS) \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> \|- \| ''[[Fruits Basket Another]]'' \| 2015–2019 \| Serialized in ''HanaLaLa online''{{pb}}Published by Hakusensha in 4 volumes \| <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/203842 \|title=フルーツバスケットanotherFRUITS BASKET another(HC online) \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> \|- \| ''Fruits Basket: The Three Musketeers Arc'' \| 2019 \| Serialized in {{Transliteration\|ja\|Hana to Yume}}{{pb}}Published by Hakusensha in the last volume of ''Fruits Basket Another'' \| \|- \| ''Fruits Basket: The Three Musketeers Arc 2'' \| 2020 \| Serialized in {{Transliteration\|ja\|Hana to Yume}}{{pb}}Published by Hakusensha in the last volume of ''Fruits Basket Another'' \| \|- \| ''Kakumo Chiisaki Sekai ni te'' \| 2023–present \| Serialized in ''Manga Park'' \| <ref>{{cite web\|title=Fruits Basket's Natsuki Takaya Launches In Such a Small World Manga\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-03/fruits-basket-natsuki-takaya-launches-in-such-a-small-world-manga/.201920\|website=[[Anime News Network]]\|last=Hodgkins\|first=Crystalyn\|date=September 3, 2023\|access-date=September 3, 2023}}</ref> \|- \|} <!-- Other titles in MADB Fruits Basket Fan Book, 2 volumes, <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/174529 \|title=フルーツバスケットファンブック(花とゆめcomicsスペシャル) \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> Takaya Natsuki Art Book Fruits Basket, 1 volume <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/93240 \|title=高屋奈月画集フルーツバスケット \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> Fruits Basket character book, 1 volume, <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/book_titles/176909 \|title=高屋奈月『フルーツバスケット』キャラクターブック \|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \|work=Media Arts Database \|language=ja \|___location=Japan \|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> ---> ==References== {{Reflist\|refs= ~~Fruits Basket Vol. 1; pg. 28. {English Translation)~~ <ref name="madb"> {{cite web \| url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/authorities/7694 \| title=著者：高屋奈月 \|trans-title=Author: Natsuki Takaya \| publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] \| work=Media Arts Database \| access-date=May 2, 2017 \| ___location=Japan \| language=ja}} </ref> }} <!-- NEED CONNECT ===Works cited=== ''Fruits Basket'' Vol. 1; pg. 29. 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