is a Japanese manga writer and illustrator. Inuki was born in

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and moved to Tokyo as a young girl. Starting out with an interest in manga she began to draw and write for horror manga. Her first published work was the short story ''Orusuban'' in 1987, which was published in a special edition of the

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magazine ''

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'' which was compiled by

Kazuo Umezu is a Japanese manga artist, musician and actor. He is among the most famous authors of horror manga and has been vital for its development since the 1960s. Life Umezu was born in Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, but raised in the mountainous Go ...

. She was then a part of the 1990s boom in the horror genre in the Japanese manga market, becoming one of the leading authors and publishing in magazines like ''Mystery House'', ''Suspiria'' and '' Suspense & Horror''. Her work is characterized by a rich style of terror, influenced by folklore, tradition and the moralising ironic humor. She has been called the "Queen of the Horror Manga".

Works

*''Orusuban'' (おるすばん), 1987, published in ''

'' *''Hell Mother'' (ヘル・マザー), 1990 *''Kanaerareta Negai'' (かなえられた願い), 1991 *''Fushigi no Tatari-chan'' (不思議のたたりちゃん), 1991-1998, published in ''Shōjo Friend'' and '' Suspense & Horror'' *''Presents'' (プレゼント, ''Puresento''), 1993-1998, published in ''Suspiria'' *''Kuchisake Onna Densetsu'' (口裂け女伝説), 1995 *''Bukita-kun'' (不気田くん), 1995, published in ''

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'' * ''School Zone'' (スクールゾーン), 1996-1997, published in '' Kyōfu no Yakata DX'' *''Kaidan'' (怪談), 1996 *''Warau Nikumen'' (笑う肉面), 1996 *''Inuki Kanako no Daikyōfu!'' (犬木加奈子の大恐怖!), 1997 *Horror Anthology Comic Shikaku *13-nin no Short Suspense & Horror *Doko ni demo Aru Chotto Kowai Hanashi *Kaiki Ningyoukan

References and sources

1958 births Living people People from Hokkaido {{Mangaka-stub