, better known by his

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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 be ...

. He is mostly known for being the author of '' Futaba-Kun Change!'', ''Morumo 1/10'' and ''Yuu and Mii''. Aro worked as an assistant to manga artist

Osamu Akimoto is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for his long-running comedy series '' KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', which was continuously published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 40 years from 1976 to 2016. With 1,960 chapt ...

. He admitted that ''Futaba-kun Change!'' was created to be his version of ''

Ranma ½ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. The st ...

'' by

Rumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with ''Urusei Yatsura'' in 1978, Takahashi is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are popular worldwide, where they have ...

, just as ''Yuu & Mi'' was his version of Takahashi's ''

Maison Ikkoku is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1980 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ' ...

''. Aro makes guest appearances in his own comics, drawing himself as an

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wearing

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Works

*'' Yuu and Mii'' (1986–1989, serialized in ''

Monthly Shōnen Jump was a shōnen manga magazine which was published monthly in Japan by Shueisha from 1970 to 2007 under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. It was the sister magazine to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. History The ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' magazine started ...

'',

Shueisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

) *'' Morumo 1/10'' (1986–1987, serialized in ''Gekkan Shōnen Captain'',

Tokuma Shoten is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company’s product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, m ...

) *'' Futaba-Kun Change!'' (1991–1997, serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'', Shueisha) *'' Hunter Cats'' (1993–1996, serialized in ''Shōnen Captain'', Tokuma Shoten) *''

Muteki Eiyuu Esugaiyaa Muteki is a Japanese adult video company which specializes in casting mainstream entertainers, usually gravure idols or mainstream actresses, in their adult video debuts. It is part of the Hokuto Corporation's roster of companies. The label's fir ...

'' (1994, Hakusensha) *'' Kagaku no Nyotaimori'' (2002,

Futabasha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.会社概要
" Futabasha. R ...

) *''

Mikoto Nikki is a unisex Japanese given name. It may refer to: *Female ** Mikoto Urabe, a character in the anime " Nazo no Kanojo X" ** Mikoto Minagi, a character in the anime ''My-HiME'' ** Mikoto Suo, a character in the manga and anime ''School Rumble'' ** ...

'' (2002, Shueisha) *'' Meitantei Amikasa Kurisu!!'' (2004, Bunkasha) *''

Boku no Shachōsama Boku may refer to: * Bōku, a board game * Boku (juice), a juice carton drink * Boku, Inc., a San Francisco, California-based mobile payments company * University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (''Universität für Bodenkultur Wie ...

'' (2006-ongoing, serialized in ''

Manga Time Jumbo was a Japanese monthly yonkoma seinen manga magazine published by Hōbunsha from April 1995 to April 2018. The magazine was published in the 1990s as ''Manga Time Zōkan''. Before the May 2005 issue, the magazine was released on the 12th day of ...

'',

Houbunsha is a Japanese publishing company founded on July 10, 1950. It is based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. Magazines published by Houbunsha *''Weekly Manga Times'' *''Hana Oto'' *'' Comic Fuz'' Manga Time magazines *''Manga Time'' *''Manga Time Original'' * ...

) *''

Momoiro Bukken Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

'' (1999–2002, serialized in ''Kyun'', Cosmic International)

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