, better known by her

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, is a Japanese

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist bef ...

known for her horror and comedy

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series. Her notable works include ''

Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō is a Japanese manga series by Kei Kusunoki which was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' from March 1986 to May 1990. The manga was later adapted into a three–episode original video animation (OVA) in 1990, a ...

'', '' Ogre Slayer'', and ''Girls Saurus''.

Biography

Kusunoki was born on 24 March 1966 in Iwakura,

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture ...

. She is married and has a daughter Hana and a son. Kusunoki has collaborated with her

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sister Kaoru Ōhashi, who also works as a manga artist. Kusunoki has focused most of her career on

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production. She debuted as a manga artist in 1982 in ''

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'' with '' Nanika ga Kanojo Tōri Tsuita?''. Kusunoki had stopped writing manga for a period in order to cope with a

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before returning and writing ''

Bitter Virgin is a ''seinen'' manga presented by Kei Kusunoki and serialized in ''Young Gangan''. Prior to producing this manga, Kusunoki had stopped writing for a period in order to cope with a miscarriage. ''Bitter Virgin'' is the story of high schoo ...

''. Most of her works have not been officially translated and published in

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Works

* '' Nanika ga Kanojo Tōri Tsuita?'' (1982) * ''

'' (1986-1990) * '' Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma'' (1989) * '' Ogre Slayer'' (1992-2001) * '' Dokkan Love'' (1996) * '' Donmai Princess'' (2000) * '' D no Fuuin'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001-2003) * ''Girls Saurus'' (2002) * '' Girls Saurus DX'' (2003-2008) * ''

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'' (2005–present) * ''

'' (2006-2008) * ''

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'' (2004-2006) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

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'' (or ''Kessaku Tanpenshuu Vampire'') * ''

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'' * ''

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'' (2009–present)

External links

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1966 births Living people Manga artists from Aichi Prefecture People from Iwakura, Aichi {{manga-artist-stub