Spot Info
Real Name: Machiko Satonaka
Personal Details
Nationality: Japanese
Mother Tongue: Japanese
Languages Known: Japanese
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Birth Place: Osaka, Japan
Born on: 24 January 1948
Age As On Today: 77 years
Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Gender: Female
Blood Type: B
Education Details
Education Qualification: Highschool Dropout
Professional Details
Skills: Writer
Profession: Artists
Physical Details
Eye colour: Black
Hair Colour: Brown
Career
Debut Year: 1964
First Break: Ashita Kagayaku (1972-1973)
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Awards: Kodansha New Faces Award for Pia no Shōzō-1964
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award in the children's manga category(*Ashita Kagayaku*)-1974
Kodansha Publishing Culture Award in the children's manga category(*Hime ga Iku!*)-1974
Kodansha Manga Award in the general manga category(*Karyūdo no Seiza*)-1982 Kojiki Publishing Grand Prize's Ō no Yasumaro Award(*Kojiki: Manga Koten Bungaku*)-2013
Achievements: Japanese Ministry of Culture and Science's Achievement Certificate for Lifetime Works and Cultural Activities-2006
Commendation of the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs-2010
Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation for "the promotion of cultural exchange through manga between Japan and foreign countries"-2014