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 ...

best known for her

gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

manga such as ''

Earl Cain , also known as ''Count Cain'', is a gothic ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. ''Earl Cain'' consists of five parts or "Series": , , , , and the sequel series . Debuting in the Japanese manga magazine ''Bessatsu ...

'', its sequel ''Godchild'', and ''

Angel Sanctuary is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. It was serialized in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from July 1994 to October 2000. It follows Setsuna Mudo, a human teenager who, as the reincarnation of ...

''. Yuki debuted professionally in 1987 with , which ran in the manga anthology ''

Bessatsu Hana to Yume , also known as , was a Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha from 1977 to 2018. It was a sister magazine to . History was launched in July 1977 as a sister magazine to . After 41 years, it ceased publication with the release of it ...

'' published by

Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV ...

, after placing in one of the many contests held by Hana to Yume. Her work is typically serialized in one of Hakusensha's two ''shōjo'' manga anthologies, ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'' and ''

Hana to Yume , also known as , is a semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha on the 5th and 20th of every month. The magazine is B5-size, and always comes with or free supplements, such as drama CDs, pencil boards (shitajiki), manga ...

''. In 2010, Kaori Yuki was one of many manga artists whose work would appear in the new ''shōjo'' manga anthology ''

Aria In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...

'' by the publisher

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

on July 28, 2010.

Personal life

Kaori Yuki is a

pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ...

; originally she had chosen "Eri Minase" but then decided on "Kao Yuki," derived from the actress Yuki Saito, with the addition of a "Ri" character for the pen name "Kaori Yuki."

Bibliography

Manga

* (1987) * ''When a Heart Beats'' (1987) * ''Devil Inside'' (1988) * **
(1992, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, ; English translation, 2006) **
(1993, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, ; English translation, 2006) **
(1994, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, ; English translation, 2007) **
(1994, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, 2 volumes (vol.1: , vol.2: ); English translation, 2007) *
(1992–1993, 2001, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, ) *
(1993, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, ) *
(1993, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, ） *
(1994–2000, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, 20 volumes; English translation, 2004) * '' Kaine'' (1996) *
(1997, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, ) *
(2001–2003, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, 8 volumes; English translation, 2005) *
(2003–2004, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, ) *
(2004–2005, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, ; English translation) *
(2004–2007, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, 4 volumes) *
(2005–2006, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, 3 volumes; English translation, 2008) ** ''Psycho Knocker'' (2004,

one-shot One shot may refer to: Film and television * One-shot film, a feature film shot in one long take with no edits, or manufactured to look like so * ''One Shot'' (2005 film), a Sri Lankan action film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake * ''One Shot'' (2 ...

in '' Fairy Cube #3'') *
(2008, ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'', Hakusensha, one-shot) *
(2008–2010, Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha, 5 volumes; English translation, 2010) *
(2010–2013, ''Aria'', Kodansha, 6 volumes; English translation, 2014) *
(January 2014–September 2018, ''Aria'', Kodansha, 11 volumes; English translation, 2015) *
(2019–2021, ''Palcy'', Kodansha, 5 volumes; English translation, 2021) *
(2022..., ''Hana Yume Ai'', Hakusensha, ongoing)

Art books

* ''The Art of Angel Sanctuary: Angel Cage'', 1997, Hakusensha, ; English translation, 2005 * ''The Art of Angel Sanctuary II: Lost Angel'', 2000, Hakusensha, ; English translation, 2007

Postcard books

* ''Card Gallery'', 1995, Hakusensha, (4-592-72032-6)Card Gallery ISBN
@ e-hon.ne.jp * ''Angel Sanctuary Postcard Book: Angelic Voice'', 1999, Hakusensha,

Video game character design

* (2001)

References

Sources:

External links

UnDERGARDEN
- Kaori Yuki's homepage

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