[6][4] The addition of realism to the stories of Takemiya, as well as other shōjo manga creators such as Moto Hagio, and Yumiko Oshima is cited as a reason for the increased popularity of the genre.
[7] As part of the Year 24 Group, Takemiya pioneered a genre of shōjo manga about love between young men called shōnen-ai (lit.
[12] Many of her series have been adapted into anime, including Toward the Terra in 1980 and 2007,[10] Natsu e no Tobira ("The Door into Summer") in 1981,[13] Andromeda Stories in 1982,[14] and Kaze to Ki no Uta in 1987.
[15] In 1983, Takemiya served as a special designer on the theatrical anime film Crusher Joe: The Movie, alongside other notable manga artists.
[26] In 2012, she received the Japan Cartoonists Association's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award in recognition of her entire body of work.
Its text was compiled from Takemiya's interviews with journalist Keiko Chino, first published in the Jidai no Shōgen-sha column of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper.
[31][32] Takemiya's work is featured in the catalogue for The Citi Exhibition: Manga (2019), including an interview where she discusses the Genga (Dash) project (pages 253-267).