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 ...

. She wrote and illustrated various

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

series, including, ''Homemade Home'', ''

Forbidden Dance is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' magazine from the June 1997 issue to the September 1998 issue. Shogakukan collected the individual chapters int ...

'', ''

Sand Chronicles is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine from the May 2003 issue (released in April) to the July 2006 issue (released in June). Shogakukan c ...

'', '' Piece: Kanojo no Kioku'', ''Tennen Bitter Chocolate'', ''SOS'', and ''Chouchou Kumo''. Ashihara won the 50th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...

for her manga series

, as well as the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award for ''Piece: Kanojo no Kioku''. Her first published work, "Sono hanashi okotowari shimasu" (lit. "That Sweet Organ Song"), premiered in ''

Bessatsu Shōjo Comic , known as before 2000, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was conceived as a or "special issue" of its sister magazine ''Shōjo Comic''. It is released on the 13th of each month. Serializations Current * '' ...

'' in 1994 and is featured in ''SOS''.

Works

*''Girls Lesson'' (1995–1996) *''Homemade Home'' (1996) *''Room Full of Falling Stars'' (''Hoshifuru Heya de'') (1997) *''

'' (''Tenshi no Kiss'') (1997–1998) *''Derby Queen'' (1999–2000) *''MiSS'' (2000–2001) *''Tennen Bitter Chocolate'' (2001–2002) *''Pinky Promise'' (''Yubikiri'') (2002) *''Bitter: Nakechau Koi Monogatari'' (2003) (contributor) *''SOS'' (2003) *''

'' (''Sunadokei'') (2003–2006) *''Bitter II'' (2004) (contributor) *''Butterfly Cloud'' (''Chouchou Kumo'') (2006) *''The Moon and the Lake'' (''Tsuki to Mizuumi'') (2007) *''Konbini S'' (2008)'' *'' Piece: Kanojo no Kioku'' (2008–2013) *''Bread & Butter'' (2013–2020) *''Sexy Tanaka-san'' (2018–present)

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* 1974 births 20th-century Japanese women writers 21st-century Japanese women writers Japanese female comics artists Female comics writers Living people Women manga artists Manga artists from Hyōgo Prefecture {{Manga-artist-stub