That may be, but I looked for references in the story for modern female mangaka that might have been influenced by her work and the author does not seem to make

That may be, but I looked for references in the story for modern female mangaka that might have been influenced by her work and the author does not seem to make that case. Instead the author seems to only talk about the work and art that influenced Kuniko Tsurita, and presents it as a given that she shaped manga history rather than was just another participant. Searching around, I found an article in The Comics Journal[1] from July 22nd, an article from The Paris Review[2] July 17th, an article from coolyeahright[3] July 7th, and an article from AnimeNewsNetwork[4] from July 2019. All of them are talking about Kuniko Tsurita’s compilation that was released in English last month, The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud, not one of them draws a straight line between her work and the work of female mangaka today, so I think it’s fair to say the Atlantic is taking some license with what would otherwise be a review of a manga compilation. [1] http://www.tcj.com/tragedy-and-trauma-the-gekiga-of-kuniko-tsurita/ http://www.tcj.com/tragedy-and-trauma-the-gekiga-of-kuniko-t... [2] https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/07/17/the-sky-is-blue-with-a-single-cloud/ https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/07/17/the-sky-is-bl... [3] https://www.coolyeahalright.com/blog/2020/7/7/inside-the-sky-is-blue-with-a-single-cloud-by-kuniko-tsurita https://www.coolyeahalright.com/blog/2020/7/7/inside-the-sky... [4] https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-19/drawn-and-quarterly-to-release-compilation-of-kuniko-tsurita-manga/.149129 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-19/drawn-and-q...