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Tarako Kotobuki

ことぶき たらこ

Kotobuki Tarako

Pen Names: Ebi Yūta（Pen name used for novel illustrations and some early works）

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
manga artist, illustrator, novel illustrator
Active Years
1994-
Influenced By
Moto Hagio

Awards

Sense of Gender Award (Special Prize)
2007
Work: SEX PISTOLS
Category: 特別賞
Organization: Gender-SF Research Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

SEX PISTOLS

2004 Boys' Love (BL) manga

A distinctive BL series that depicts same-sex pregnancy and childbirth, exploring gender and family concepts.

genderpregnancy and childbirthfamily

Platonic Animal

1998 manga

An early collection of short works demonstrating the author's stylistic range.

romancehuman relationships

GARDEN

2008 manga

A mid-career collection including short stories with SF and fantastical elements.

science fictionfantasy

Bibliography

  • Platonic Animal (1998)
  • Cinderella Credit Service (1999)
  • Junai Virus (1999)
  • Pink Sausage (2000)
  • Just Turning Around, You're a Sinful Man (2001)
  • Come Be My Bride! (2002)
  • Concrete Garden (2002)
  • The Neighbor's Lawn (2002)
  • DOGLA+MAGLA (2003)
  • SEX PISTOLS series (2004–2016, 2010–)
  • GARDEN (2008)
  • NATURAL DOGGY’S DIARY (2010)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Chameleon-like style, changing art style to match each workIncorporation of SF ideas and experimental expression
Recurring Motifs
plasticity of gendernontraditional family and pregnancy depictions

Legacy

A manga artist known for diverse styles and original premises. SEX PISTOLS attracted attention for its gender portrayals and won the Sense of Gender Award (Special Prize).

Trivia

  • Blood type: B.
  • Has worked under the pen name Ebi Yūta.
  • Sometimes called a "chameleon" artist for changing art style to suit the story.