Akaishi’s works include a number of short pieces; in order to shorten the list these are included under the volumes they appeared in. Please be aware that the volumes are not necessarily thematic so mystery pieces may appear in volumes of romantic titles and vice versa.
The line separating mystery from romance in Akaishi’s titles is extremely thin in any case. Even her publishers often hedge their bets by the use of terms like "mysterious romance" and "dramatic mystery." There are a number of fan pages for Akaishi, but I’ve yet to find one that classifies the titles I’m not familiar with. So I’ve been forced to make some judgment calls in classifying the following titles. My apologies for any errors!
Ten yori mo Hoshi yori mo
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| V.8 of the original series also contained the one-piece side story Ten yori mo Hoshi yori mo Bangai Hen: KING (天よりも星よりも番外編 KING).
This series was translated into Chinese as Gu Xing Wang Yue* (孤星望月) by Daran (大然), and into Indonesian as Setinggi Langit dan Bintang by Gramedia Majalah.
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Hime 100%
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| Also included in v.3 of the original release: Marilyn no Doko ga Ii no* (マリリンのどこがいいの), and in v.4: Sono Hi wa Kinyoubi* (その日は金曜日).
Gramedia Majalah also translated this series into Indonesian, under the title Super Girl.
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SAINT
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SAINT | | | Kadokawa Shoten: Asuka Comics
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| Also included in v.1 of the original release: Doyoubi ni wa Kitto Iku kara (土曜日にはきっと行くから), in v.4: SAINT Bangai Hen: "Methuselah" no 4-maki* (ＳＡＩＮＴ番外編 「METHUSELAH」 の４巻), and in v.5: SAINT in YOKOHAMA (ＳＡＩＮＴ in YOKOHAMA).
Elex Media translated this series into Indonesian under its original title.
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Yoru ga Owaranai
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| V.2 also contained Chotto Kyuuketsuki* (ちょっと吸血鬼), and v.3, Seren no Midnight Report* (せれんのミッドナイトレポート).
Translated into Chinese as Hongse Kuang Xiang Qu* (紅色狂想曲) by Daran (大然), and into Indonesian by Gramedia Majalah as The Night Never Ends.
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Fair Lady wa Namida o Nagasu
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ISBN-10:4-09-191171-4, 01/1997
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Also included (please note that many of these, including the title piece, are rereleases):
- Double: Kage no Nai Gogo* (Ｗ 影のない午後)
- Sono Hi wa Kinyoubi* (その日は金曜日)
- Vivien Leigh ga Koroshita (ヴィヴィアン・ リーが殺した)
- 6-byou no 9-gatsu (６秒の９月)
- Labyrinth no Yoru* (ラビュリントスの夜)
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Silent Eye
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サイレント・ アイ | | | 小学館： プチコミフラワーコミックス
新書版
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| Also included in v.4 of the original release: Comic Essay: Wasurerarenai Otoko* (コミックエッセイ 忘れられない男), and in v.5: Penguin Pro no Urabanashi* (ペンギンプロの裏話).
Ever Glory (長鴻) translated this series into Chinese under the title Chenmo zhi Tong (沈默之瞳).
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Towa ka mo Shirenai
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永遠かもしれない | | | 小学館： 少コミCheese！フラワーコミックス
新書版
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| Also included in the v.4 of the original release: LAUNDRY. V.8 contained the one-piece Towa ka mo Shirenai side story Soshite Shiroku Furitsumoru* (そして白くふりつもる).
And see Ten no Shinwa Chi no Eien below.
J'ai lu has translated this title into French as L'éternité, peut-être . . .. It was also translated into Chinese as Mi Huan Lian Qu (迷幻戀曲) by Daran (大然), and into Indonesian as Could Be Forever by Gramedia Majalah.
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Amakusa 1637
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ＡＭＡＫＵＳＡ １６３７ | | | 小学館 ： プチフラワーコミックス
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v.1: ISBN-10:4-09-134343-0, 03/2001
v.2: ISBN-10:4-09-134344-9, 11/2001
v.3: ISBN-10:4-09-134345-7, 05/2002
v.4: ISBN-10:4-09-134346-5, 10/2002
v.5: ISBN-10:4-09-134347-3, 04/2003
v.6: ISBN-10:4-09-134348-1, 10/2003
v.7: ISBN-10:4-09-134349-X, 02/2004
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v.8: ISBN-10:4-09-134350-3, 09/2004
v.9: ISBN-10:4-09-137489-1, 01/2005
v.10: ISBN-10:4-09-130155-X, 06/2005
v.11: ISBN-10:4-09-130244-0, 11/2005
v.12: ISBN-10:4-09-130426-5, 04/2006
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Daran (大然) put out a Chinese translation titled Tian Cao X* (天草X), followed by the Sharp Point Press (尖端) release, Tian Cao Wu Yu* (天草物語). Editions Akiko released a French translation under the original title.
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Video J
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Tongli (東立) translated this series into Chinese as Sheying Ji Xian Feng (攝影急先鋒).
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Doyoubi ni wa Kitto Iku kara
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ISBN-10:4-09-191575-2, 03/2005
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Also included (again, most of these have appeared in other volumes):
- Ame no Niau Heya (雨の似合う部屋)
- Kenzen na Seishin wa Kenzen na Nikutai ni Yadoru Wake de wa Nai (健全な精神は健全な肉体に宿るわけではない)
- FU-RI-N to Iu Koto (フ・ リ・ ンということ)
- Itsu ka Tasogare ni Deau* (いつか黄昏に出会う)
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Ten no Shinwa Chi no Eien
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Ten no Shinwa Chi no Eien | | | Akita Shoten: Bonita Comics
Shinsho-ban
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Although appearing in Mystery Bonita, the first three stories included in the original volume feature characters from Towa ka mo Shirenai (see above).
- Kakashi No (案山子野)
- Ichigenshin (一言神)
- Ningyou Okuri* (人形送り)
- Ano Hoshi kara Yatte Kita* (あの星からやってきた)
- Aka-chan wa Doko kara Kuru no?* (赤ちゃんはどこからくるの？)
- Satsujin wa Tobacco no Mae ni* (殺人は煙草の前に)
The rest of the series appears to be made up entirely of Towa ka mo Shirenai stories.
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Keitai ga Ochite Ita.
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ケータイが落ちていた。 | | | 小学館： プチコミフラワーコミックス
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ISBN-10:4-09-130449-4, 05/2006
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The volume also includes Seven Peace* (セブンピース).
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Akaishi Michiyo: The Best Selection
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赤石路代 The Best Selection | | | 小学館： フラワーコミックススペシャル
新書ワイド版
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The first volume of this anthology series contains:
- LAUNDRY
- Twilight no Neko Dakara* (トワイライトの猫だから)
- Tea Town no Usagi-tachi (ティータウンのうさぎたち)
- London Jikan de Aou ne (ロンドン時間で会おうね)
- Deneuve ni wa Narenai kedo (ドヌーブにはなれないけど)
- Idol wa Dare da!!* (アイドルはだれだ!!)
The second:
- Vivien Leigh ga Koroshita (ヴィヴィアン・ リーが殺した)
- 6-byou no 9-gatsu (６秒の９月)
- Love Wars ’81 (ラブ・ ウォーズ’８１)
- Koroshi Monku o Suiri Shite!* (殺し文句を推理して！)
- Marshmallow Tea wa Hitori de . . .* (マシュマロティーはひとりで…)
- Marilyn no Doko ga Ii no* (マリリンのどこがいいの)
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Other Works:
As with her mystery titles, most of Akaishi’s romantic and dramatic works were published by Shogakukan (小学館):
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- Moete Miko (燃えてＭＩＫＯ) was a sports comic written by Jirou Ushi (牛次郎), printed in four volumes under Betsu Comi Flower Comics, then reprinted in two volumes of bunko.
Also included in v.3 of the original release: Koroshi Monku o Suiri Shite!* (殺し文句を推理して！), and in v.4, Akaishi’s debut work: Marshmallow Tea wa Hitori de . . .* (マシュマロティーはひとりで…).
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- Alpen Rose (アルペンローゼ) was originally a nine-volume Ciao Flower Comics series, followed by a four-volume wide-ban edition, and another four volumes under Flower Comics Deluxe.
The original comics release also included: v.1: London Jikan de Aou ne (ロンドン時間で会おうね); v.2: Tenshi ni Atta Hi* (天使にあった日); v.3: TELEPHONE SHOCK!; v.5: Idol wa Dare da!!* (アイドルはだれだ！！); v.9: Tempo Rubato (テンポ・ ルバート), 14-banme no Sonata* (１４番目の奏鳴曲), and Love Count 0-0* (ラブカウント０−０).
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- The volumes of the Mitchie no Sentimental Love (ミッチーのセンチメンタルラブ) series are separately titled 6-byou no 9-gatsu (６秒の９月), Sparkling Street (スパークリング・ ストリート), Understudy (アンダー・ スタディー), and Catch 30-byou* (キャッチ３０秒).
In addition to the title pieces, the volumes contain: v.1: Deneuve ni wa Narenai kedo (ドヌーブにはなれないけど); Tea Town no Usagi-tachi (ティータウンのうさぎたち); Love Wars ’81 (ラブ・ ウォーズ’８１); v.2: Sparkling Street Bangai Hen: Konya wa Physical* (スパークリングストリート番外編 今夜はフィジカル); v.3: Labyrinth no Yoru* (ラビュリントスの夜) and Twilight no Neko Dakara* (トワイライトの猫だから); v.4: Sunshine Runner* (サンシャインランナー).
A related wide-ban anthology titled Sparkling Street: Kanzen Han (スパークリング・ ストリート 完全版) was published under Judy Comics Memorial Selection and contains, in addition to the stories of the original Sparkling Street volume, Vermilion Aura* (バーミリオン オーラ), Missing 20* (ミッシング20), Sunrise Red* (サンライズ レッド), and True Color.
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Naisho no Half Moon (ないしょのハーフムーン) appeared as six volumes under Betsu Comi Flower Comics, then was reprinted in three bunko.
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"Art" no "A" (「あると」の「あ」) was a four-volume Betsu Comi Flower Comics series, reprinted in two bunko.
V.4 of the original release also included Fair Lady wa Namida o Nagasu (フェアレディは涙をながす).
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Fu-shi-gi no Rin (ふ★し★ぎのＲＩＮ) first appeared as six volumes under Ciao Flower Comics; then three volumes under Flower Comics Deluxe.
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P.A.: Private Actress (Ｐ．Ａ．： プライベート アクトレス) is a Petit Comi Flower Comics series made up of eight volumes plus an additional "special"; also reprinted in bunko with four volumes and the special, and rereleased under the ladies’ digest banner My First Casual, seven volumes so far.
Also included in v.1 of the original release: Vivien Leigh ga Koroshita (ヴィヴィアン・ リーが殺した), and in the special: Katatsumuri no Jikan* (かたつむりの時間). The bunko edition of the special volume does not contain Katatsumuri no Jikan*, replacing it instead with the first release of By Player (バイプレイヤー).
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- The sports drama One More Jump (ワン・ モア・ ジャンプ) was released in nine volumes under Ciao Flower Comics and four under Flower Comics Deluxe; the Shogakukan Bunko edition has five volumes.
Also included in v.9: One More Jump Bangai Hen: Fuyu no Kyuuden* (ワン・ モア・ ジャンプ番外編 冬の宮殿).
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- The Akaishi Michiyo Dramatic World (赤石路代ドラマチックワールド) series is separately titled NEWS 6:30 (ＮＥＷＳ ６：３０), Ame no Niau Heya (雨の似合う部屋), Strawberry Moon (ストロベリームーン). Many consider the second and third volumes to be mystery.
Also included in addition to the title pieces: v.1: Soshite Tenshi wa Hohoenda (そして天使は微笑んだ); v.2: Kenzen na Seishin wa Kenzen na Nikutai ni Yadoru Wake de wa Nai (健全な精神は健全な肉体に宿るわけではない) and FU-RI-N to Iu Koto (フ・ リ・ ンということ); v.3: News 9:05 (ＮＥＷＳ ９：０５) and Watashi no Kyoufu Taiken: Kyoufu Zone ni Sundeta Hanashi . . . no Maki* (わたしの恐怖体験 恐怖ゾーンに住んでた話…の巻).
NEWS 6:30 has now been released as a Shogakukan Bunko, containing, in addition to the title piece, News 9:05 (ＮＥＷＳ ９：０５), Soshite Tenshi wa Hohoenda (そして天使は微笑んだ), and Katatsumuri no Jikan* (かたつむりの時間).
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- Although the Petit Comi Flower Comics volume Desert Storm (デザート・ ストーム) features a character from Silent Eye, as far as I know it is not considered mystery.
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- Cinema no Teikoku (シネマの帝国) 1-4 was published under Petit Flower Comics, then rereleased in two volumes of Shogakukan Bunko.
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- Akatsuki no Aria (暁のＡＲＩＡ) 1-9 was released under Flower Comics α (フラワーコミックスα).
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- And her most recent title, the skating drama Fire on Ice (ファイヤーオンアイス ), was also put out under Flower Comics α (フラワーコミックスα).
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Akaishi also released Alexander-Daiou: Tenjou no Oukoku* (アレクサンダー大王 天上の王国) through Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店)’s Asuka Comics. It has been rereleased by Shogakukan in two volumes under Flower Comics α.
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And from Shogakukan’s Judy Comics, the ladies’ comic Shichou Tooyama Kyouka (市長 遠山京香) 1-11. |
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In addition to her comics, Akaishi has written two novels:
- Ashita - Watashi ni - Korosareru* (明日・ わたしに・ 殺される)
- NAOYA L⇔R (ＮＡＯＹＡ Ｌ⇔Ｒ)
She has illustrated two other novels:
- Fuyu no Ningyo-hime* (冬の人魚姫) by Naoko Korekata* (是方直子)
- Mitsurugi* (ミツルギ) by Junki Takegami (武上純希)
And Shogakukan has published a postcard book of her art.
