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 be ...

born in

Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

, Japan. She made her manga debut with ''The Monsters Collection'' in the June 1997 issue of ''

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'', published by

Shinshokan is a Japanese publishing company. It was established on June 14, 1961. In April 2009, the US publisher Digital Manga Publishing announced a co-branding operation with Shinshokan, to license and manga from Shinshokan's ''Wings'', ''Dear'', and ...

. Her representative works include ''Asian Beat'', ''

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'', '' The Demon Ororon'' and '' Demon Flowers''.

Works

; Other titles : ''Maybe Blue'' (not yet collected in a

tankōbon is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...

release) : ''Mephisto'' (collected in ''Baku'' tankōbon) : ''Monkey Magic'' (not yet collected in a tankōbon release) : ''The Monsters Collection'' (debut work, not yet collected in a tankōbon release) : ''Sugar'' (not yet collected in a tankōbon release) : ''Yuki no Furu Machi'' (collected in ''Asian Beat'' tankōbon)

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