Mizuno Hideko

Collections of one-shots each selected by 85 different shoujo manga authors and organized by theme: Volume 1 - Love Story (恋愛) Biidama no Hashi (ビー玉の橋) \[Robico] \[Selected by Saki Haruki] Haruaki Hime (春秋姫) \[Yukiko Kai] \[Selected by Aiko Itou] Fuyu-Haru-Anata (冬・春・あなた) \[Fusako Kuramochi] \[Selected by herself] Koibumi Biyori "Atashi wo Shiranai Kimi e" (恋文日和＜あたしをしらないキミへ＞) \[George Asakura] \[Selected by Machiko Sakurai] Romantical Blue Illumination (ロマンティカル・ブルー・イルミネーション) \[Hiromu Ono] \[Selected by herself] Kotsu Tsubo (骨壺) \[Ayato Katsuma] \[Selected by Joniel Sugawara] Michikusa (みちくさ) \[Kyouko Fumizuki] \[Selected by Chieko Hara] Pink no Yuki ga Futtara... (ピンクの雪が降ったら…) \[Kaoru Tada] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi] Volume 2 - Family (家族) Tasogare (黄昏) \[Mariko Iwadate] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi] 50-nen no Toki wo Koete (50年の時を超えて) \[Mariko Takeda] \[Selected by herself] Moderato Cantabile (モデラートカンタービレ) \[Noriko Nakayama] \[Selected by herself] Kiseki no Okurimono (奇跡の贈りもの) \[Rina Morino] \[Selected by herself] Hareta Hi wa Gakkou wo Yasunde (はれた日は学校をやすんで) \[Rieko Saibara] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto] Barairo ga Me ni Shimiru (バラ色が目にしみる) \[Yoshida Mayumi] \[Selected by herself] Sora no Kotori (空の小鳥) \[Chica Umino] \[Selected by Saki Aoi] Volume 3 - Emotion (感動) Saionji-san to Yamada-kun (西園寺さんと山田くん) \[Tsunami Umino] \[Selected by Kei Yoshizawa] Pocket no Naka no Kiseki (Ayako) (ポケットの中の奇跡 (綾子)) \[Waki Yamato] \[Selected by Miwa Ueda] Itteshimatta Natsu (いってしまった夏) \[Mutsumi Tsukumo] \[Selected by Hara Chieko] Anata no Aozora (あなたの青空) \[Fuyumi Ogura] \[Self selection] Yuki Warisou (雪割草) \[Chiki Oya] \[Selected by Fuyumi Ogura] Haruyume Hime (春夢姫) \[Jun Fukami] \[Self selection] Volume 4 - Fantasy (幻想) Kitsune Yomeiri (きつねよめいり) \[Akimi Yoshida] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi] My Dear B・F \[Ikuemi Ryou] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi] Kimi yo Shiru ya Minami no Kuni (君よ知るや南の国) \[Kumi Morikawa] \[Selected by Youko Miyajima] Arcadia no Shounen (アルカディアの少年) \[Ritsuko Abe] \[Selected by Youko Hanabusa] Dorobou Cinderella (泥棒シンデレラ) \[Suzue Miuchi] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto] Chijou no Itten (地上の一点) \[Yuko Kono] \[Selected by Itsumi Kirishima] Ki no Fureta Kisetsu (気のふれた季節) \[Tomoko Naka] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama] Volume 5 - Extraordinary (異彩) Hoshi no Opera (星のオペラ) \[Chica Umino] \[Selected by Kazu Gotou] Nire Yashiki (にれ屋敷) \[Hideko Mizuno] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama, Chieko Hara, and herself] Genkan (玄関) \[Fumiko Takano] \[Selected by Kiwa Irie] Sault Seint Marie no Koi (スー・セント・マリーの恋) \[Kyouko Fumizuki] \[Selected by Udou Shinohara and Akiko Hatsu] Ame (雨) \[Minori Kimura] \[Selected by Hideko Mizuno] Omukae Ga Kuru (おむかえがくるよ) \[Masako Sone] \[Self selection] Hinata e Hikage e no Romance (日なたへ日かげへのロマンス) \[Toshie Kihara] \[Selected by Ayuko Omi] Uso Happyaku-ya (嘘八百屋) \[Masako Yoshi] \[Self selection] Hanshin (半神) \[Moto Hagio] \[Selected by Chie Shinohara, Tsugumi Tsukishima, and Akirako Toudou]

A manga depicting the life of the Bavarian king Ludwig II. Note: The work remains incomplete due to the magazine it was serialized in folding. While Mizuno attempted to bring the work to other publishers, none would accept it at the time. The work was planned to be 5 volumes long, and about 4 volumes worth of content was completed for it.

A man is entrusted with his friend's ring as he embarks on a journey to the red planet.

(from ebookjapan): Hideko Mizuno, the mistress of Shojo Manga, depicts the timeless love story of Laila, a beautiful gypsy dancer, and Hermio, an aspiring painter, in this fantasy love romance. Hermio, the second son of the prestigious Montefele family and an egg of a painter, who is not keen on a political marriage with Adele, the daughter of the famous Verdecio family, has a fateful encounter with Laila, a gypsy dancer, on a carnival night...!?

A seinen manga short story published in Big Gold magazine in 1979

A SF-fantasy story featuring a warring people of another planet who live alongside dragons.

Sol is a young man whose eyes are beginning to fail him - and fast. Sol also has a habit of watching the house on the other side of the river behind his home. He fancies a certain woman residing there who always wears a white dress, and makes it his aim to see her before his vision vanishes completely. The woman is not as she seems, however...

Aaron Browning is a young man from an impoverished background. A series of events has him land in a correction facility. That same set of events leads him to meeting Fire Wolf, a rebellious man who's quite the singer. Though their time spent together is brief, Fire Wolf leaves a lasting impression on Aaron. Taking after Wolf, Aaron decides to pursue the world of music, embarking on a chaotic, tumultuous rock and roll odyssey...Won the 15th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1969Licensed in Brazil by Pipoca & Nanquim. Licensed in Italy by Toshokan. Licensed in Spain by Arechi Manga. Licensed in English by Uncivilized Books. Licensed in French by Akata.

(from ebookjapan): This slapstick romantic comedy depicts the commotion caused by Annie, a rich young lady who comes to a country town holdup, and Holiday, a handsome young doctor who lives there. Annie, a young lady who came to Holdup under her father's will, calls herself Jane and visits the home of Holiday, the town's doctor. There, Jane meets a young doctor, Holiday, and is miffed by Holiday's rude attitude...?

A collection of Mizuno one-shots, including some of her earliest works: Night of the Blue Star (青い星の夜, Aoi Hoshi no Yoru) - Toshiko, a girl in poverty, has always longed for the pair of red shoes at her local store. On the day of her town's star festival, Toshiko encounters a puppy being harassed by some children. This puppy takes an unusual liking to her... Carnival! (カーニバル！) - Marietta is a poor commoner who was found and raised by a family of musicians. One day, she and her family set off to perform at the carnival. It's said dreams one has at the carnival are real... What dream will Marietta end up having? Granite (みかげ石, Mikageishi) The King Who Ate Blue Roses (青いバラをたべた王様, Aoi Bara wo Tabeta Ousama) The Swan of Tuonela (トゥオネラの白鳥, Tuonela no Hakucho) - Adaptation of Sibelius's tone poem. Tale of One Snowy Night (ある雪の夜の物語, Aru Yuki no Yoru no Monogatari) The Mermaid Lights the Fire (人魚が火をともす, Ningyo ga Hi wo Tomosu) Star Child (星の子, Hoshi no Ko) - The 'title' one-shot of this compilation. Goro is an astronomer down on his luck, struggling to discover something. One night, an little angelic being named Chiru comes down from the stars, changing Goro's life... Glass Angel (ガラスの天使, Garasu no Tenshi) Two Suns (二つの太陽, Futatsu no Taiyou) (Note: Official raw only for Star Child).

Mizuno's manga adaptation of the American film Sabrina. Also contains Cecilia, an adaptation of A Portrait of Jennie, and 'First Love', an adaptation of the novella by Turgenev.

A collection of one-shots: Elegy (挽歌, Banka) Pearl (真珠, Shinju) A Certain Gravestone (ある墓標, Aru Bohyou) A Dream of Roses (バラの夢, Bara no Yume) Hunter (狩人, Karinin) Journey (旅, Tabi) October Seraphim 10-gatsu no Seraphim (10月のセラフィーヌ) Electra (エレクトラ) Heliotrope Love (ヘリオトロープの恋, Heliotrope no Koi) - Adaptation of Turgenev's novel, Smoke.

A collection of short stories which contains: Edelweiss (エーデルワイス) - A tale centered on one man, his one-sided love, and the edelweiss, the flower that always evades him. First Love (初恋, Hatsukoi) - Adaptation of Turgenev's novella of the same name. Selene's Grief (セレネのなげき, Selene no Nageki) - Mizuno's take on the Greek tale of Endymion, a young shepherd who was favored by Selene, the moon goddess. Venus Dream (ビーナスの夢, Venus no Yume) Peacock Stone (くじゃく石, Kujaku Ishi) - The legend surrounding a mountain near a certain village in Russia and its queen of stone, as told by a grandfather to his grandchildren. Heliotrope Love (ヘリオトロープの恋, Heliotrope no Koi) - Adaptation of Turgenev's novel, Smoke.

(from ebookjapan): Her dream is to be a shining actress on the Broadway stage. From a young age, Sue grew up watching her mother waiting for her father to pick her up. With the memory of her kind mother who worked too hard for her daughter and passed away, Sue left for New York by herself. She dreamed of one day becoming a stage actress on Broadway, which she longed to do, and she began to climb the stairs one step at a time. Following Broadway Star, Mizuno would then travel to the United States and remain for two years. In this time, she would do one other short serial before returning to Japan to do Fire!.

Eva Schul was once a famous actress. Now she spends her days drinking and all manners of debauchery. One day, her daughter, Julie, comes to inform her that she is getting married, and she will not become a mother like her. Not long after, Eva is partying when some men approach her, and drag her into a car. As it turns out, film director Arthur Burn wishes for her to star in a film about the birth of Christ that will be filmed in Spain as none other than the Virgin Mary. Eva's demeanor begins to shift upon taking this role - both as her character, and the role she plays with the family of a young lady who reminds her of Julie... In addition to the title story, also includes the following oneshots: Sound of Bamboo (竹の音, Take no Oto) - A girl finds herself caring for a samurai, the son of the enemy family who killed her father and brother. She wavers whether or not to avenge her fallen family... Ballerina (バレリーナ, exclusive to the digital edition/original release) Edelweiss (エーデルワイス, excluded from digital edition but available in other releases)

1907, Vienna. Princess Florelle entertains many suitors seeking her hand in marriage. One gentleman among them, Phoenix, is actually a jewel thief, after Florelle's precious gem named "The Smile of the Amazon". However, Florelle, annoyed by Phoenix's poor behavior, hides her gem - embedded in a ring - in a fish and tosses it out her window. It ends up swallowed by Mimi, the pet cat of the young waitresss girl Honey Honey. Florelle declares that whoever returns her the Smile of the Amazon will be her husband, so all of her suitors swarm about for the ring, including Phoenix. Thus Honey Honey and Mimi travel throughout the world, trying to avoid the clutches of Phoenix, Princess Florelle, and the suitors!

1782: Anna and Lef Fyodor defied the current tsar by siding with the peasants, and paid with their lives. Before they did, they entrusted their only daughter, Rosalinda, to a farmer couple. The only thing left connecting Rosalinda to her past is one amulet: "To my beloved Anna, Lef Fyodor." 12 years later, Rosalinda - given the name Rota by her foster parents - has a deep, fervent love for singing. A chance encounter during an errand has her cross paths with Adrian, a young Cossack. Adrian and Rosalinda get along well, and he even teaches her to read! However, this is the start of the unfolding drama surrounding the instability of their homeland - and Rosalinda's past being revealed to her, all while she aspires to become a great singer. A thrilling tale of drama, mystery, and romance set in late 18th century Russia from the great Hideko Mizuno! (Fire!, Honey Honey's Wonderful Adventures)

(from ebookjapan): Hideko Mizuno, the mistress of Shojo Manga, depicts the tragic love between Robert and the mysterious girl, Cecilia, in this fantastic love romance. Robert, an unsuccessful young painter, meets a young girl, Cecilia, playing in a foggy park. Robert is impressed by Cecilia, who confesses to Robert that she likes him and leaves him. Robert paints a portrait of Cecilia, which leads to the sale of his paintings and Robert finding success. A week later, Robert meets Cecilia again and is astonished to see a very grown-up Cecilia...! Manga adaptation of A Portrait of Jennie.

(from ebookjapan): This is a love story set in Rome about the heartbreaking love between a beautiful princess, Anne, and a newspaper reporter, Joe. Anne, a princess of an old royal family who was on a courtesy visit to various countries in Europe, explodes in frustration in Rome, Italy, due to fatigue from her overcrowded schedule. Anne decides that she has had enough of her life of drudgery and escapes from the palace. When she falls asleep in a piazza, she is rescued by Joe, a newspaper reporter passing by...?

(from ebookjapan): One day, Linda, the only daughter of Count Charlotte, was rescued by a masked minstrel from the enemy Xalomonites. He walked away without saying his name, but Linda had a feeling that she had met him somewhere before... This is a masterpiece among masterpieces that was once among the first Shojo Manga to be made by a woman! This is the long-awaited reprint of the original version published in the magazine.

A work done by U. MAIA (the M, A, and I standing for Mizuno, Akatsuka and Ishi(no)mori respectively). An early work done while the three were at Tokiwa-so together. (from ebookjapan): Hideko Mizuno, Fujio Akatsuka, and Shotaro Ishimori worked together on the mystery "The Angel of Darkness". The day before a murder over a diamond that brings misfortune, "The Eye of the Shinigami", Chiko-chan happens to witness the victim, Yamagata, arguing with each other. ...... With her police officer father and newspaper reporter brother by her side, Chiko gets to the bottom of it! Also included is "And Miya is Gone," a story done with Fujio Akatsuka.

(from ebookjapan): U. Maia is the joint name of Hideko Mizuno, Fujio Akatsuka, and Shotaro Ishimori, and includes two stories by U. Maia: "Red Fire and Black Hair" based on the story of Samson from the Old Testament, and "The Star is Sad" based on Aida. Also included are two stories by Fujio Akatsuka and Shotaro Ishimori under their joint name "Izumi Asuka," "The Vanishing Star" based on Tosca, and "The Girl from the Faraway Country" about a girl who comes to Earth to help the crew of a spaceship that crash-lands.

(from ebookjapan): Hideko Mizuno, the mistress of Shojo manga, depicts the adventures of a young girl, Lily, who is tossed about by a strange fate, and her brother, Peter, who becomes a silver knight and fights to save her in this long-form theatrical romance. Lily, and Peter live happily with their grandfather, who also taught Lily to play the violin. Their grandfather goes with Peter, who offers to be an emissary to the Mauquerre, who demands a hundred gold coins from the Red Dawn Brigade, and to deliver the gold coins to the "lonely pass," a designated place.... ...?

A collection of some of the earliest one-shots done by Hideko Mizuno, with shared elements of dance and the fantastical. The Red Shoes (赤いくつ, Akai Kutsu, story by Chiaki Saeki): The tale of Nais and Ruby, a brother and a sister who face turmoil when tragedy strikes close to home, and the titular pair of red shoes, said to give anyone who wears them flawless dancing ability. Something for Misa (ミサにあげるもの, Misa ni Ageru Mono): A modern-day Cinderella story. Misa Shiratori longs to do ballet like her late mother, but her sisters always give her a hard time. Then, an opportunity to perform ballet on the greatest stage in the country presents itself to the sisters. Who will be the one to steal the show? Night of the Blue Star (青い星の夜, Aoi Hoshi no Yoru): Toshiko, a girl in poverty, has always longed for the pair of red shoes at her local store. On the day of her town's star festival, Toshiko encounters a puppy being harassed by some children. This puppy takes an unusual liking to her... Also collected in Starry Fantasy.