Riyoko Ikeda

Comic Book Author

Birthday December 18, 1947

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Osaka, Japan

Age 76 years old

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About

Japanese manga artist and singer who was one of the most popular Japanese comic artists in the 1970s, being best known for The Rose of Versailles, also known as Lady Oscar in Europe.

Before Fame

She began publishing manga in the magazine Kashihonya while studying philosophy. She debuted in 1967 with Bara Yashiki no Shōjo

Trivia

She is included in the Year 24 Group. In 2008, she received France's Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur for her contribution to Japan's cultural awareness of France. She has also been a guest at the 2011 Angoulême International Comics Festival.

Family Life

She was born and raised in Osaka, Japan.

Associated With

One of her manga includes Der Ring des Nibelungen, which is a version of the opera written by Richard Wagner.