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Le Coeur de Thomas
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Published January 28, 2026
About the author
Moto Hagio
215 books219 followersMoto Hagio (萩尾望都 Hagio Moto) is a manga artist born in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, though she currently lives in Saitama Prefecture.
She is considered a "founding mother" of modern shōjo manga, and a member of the Year 24 Group (24-Gumi). She helped pioneer modern shōjo manga, modern science fiction manga, and BL manga. In addition to being an "industry pioneer", her body of work "shows a maturity, depth and personal vision found only in the finest of creative artists". She has been described as "the most beloved shōjo manga artist of all time."
Moto Hagio made her professional debut in 1969 at the age of 20 with her short story Lulu to Mimi on Kodansha's magazine Nakayoshi. Later she produced a series of short stories for various magazines for Shogakukan.
Two years after her debut, she published Juichigatsu no Gimunajiumu (The November Gymnasium), a short story which dealt openly with love between two boys at a boarding school. The story was part of a larger movement by female manga artists at the time which pioneered a genre of girls' comics about love between young men.
In 1974, Hagio developed this story into the longer Toma no shinzo (The Heart of Thomas). She was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1976 for her science fiction classic Juichinin iru! (They Were Eleven) and her epic tale Poe no ichizoku (The Poe Family).
She is considered a "founding mother" of modern shōjo manga, and a member of the Year 24 Group (24-Gumi). She helped pioneer modern shōjo manga, modern science fiction manga, and BL manga. In addition to being an "industry pioneer", her body of work "shows a maturity, depth and personal vision found only in the finest of creative artists". She has been described as "the most beloved shōjo manga artist of all time."
Moto Hagio made her professional debut in 1969 at the age of 20 with her short story Lulu to Mimi on Kodansha's magazine Nakayoshi. Later she produced a series of short stories for various magazines for Shogakukan.
Two years after her debut, she published Juichigatsu no Gimunajiumu (The November Gymnasium), a short story which dealt openly with love between two boys at a boarding school. The story was part of a larger movement by female manga artists at the time which pioneered a genre of girls' comics about love between young men.
In 1974, Hagio developed this story into the longer Toma no shinzo (The Heart of Thomas). She was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1976 for her science fiction classic Juichinin iru! (They Were Eleven) and her epic tale Poe no ichizoku (The Poe Family).
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February 1, 2026
Merci pour tout mère Hagio 🫶
Même si les tropes et les personnages semblent aujourd'hui assez caricaturaux, une lecture en se replaçant dans le contexte de l'époque c'était assez révolutionnaire. On ressent vraiment bien ses influences littéraires pendant la lecture !
Même si les tropes et les personnages semblent aujourd'hui assez caricaturaux, une lecture en se replaçant dans le contexte de l'époque c'était assez révolutionnaire. On ressent vraiment bien ses influences littéraires pendant la lecture !
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March 19, 2026ça n'a pas bien vieilli.... c'est dommage parce que c'est très addictif et qu'on a envie d'aimer les persos mais vraiment c'est pas possible certaines réactions, honnêtement j'ai arrêté au deuxième baiser sans consentement
(bonus : pour le gamin qui est littéralement amoureux de sa mère au point de pas supporter qu'elle ait des amants ??? personne ne remet ça en question vrmt ...)
(bonus : pour le gamin qui est littéralement amoureux de sa mère au point de pas supporter qu'elle ait des amants ??? personne ne remet ça en question vrmt ...)
February 6, 2026
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May 14, 2026
Très heureuse d'avoir fini cette oeuvre !
Il était absolument magnifique. Doux, poétique, avec des dessins rempli d'émotions !
Il était absolument magnifique. Doux, poétique, avec des dessins rempli d'émotions !
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