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 ...

. Kei Toume studied at the Tama Art University in Tokyo. Her first manga, ''Rokujō gekijō'', was published in Comic Burger magazine in 1992. The manga won her the Shiki prize in a contest held by

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in 1993. A year later, her follow-up manga ''Mannequin'' also won a prize. She started the series ''

Lament of the Lamb , alternatively titled ''The Lament of a Lamb'' or ''Sheep's Song'', is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Kei Toume. It follows Kazuna, a boy with a mysterious illness which turns out to be vampirism. It was adapted i ...

'' in Comic Burger in 1996. After the disappearance of this magazine, the manga was continued in ''

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''. This series ran for six years and was adapted into a radio play, an anime and a live action film. In 1997, she began ''

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'' manga. In addition, Toume contributes to a lot of fanzines and specialized magazines, and is also active in video games and films. Her manga ''Kurogane'' and ''Lament of the Lamb'' have been translated into English by

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and

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respectively.

Works

*''Acony'' *''Fuguruma-kan Raiho Ki'' *''Gen'ei Hakurankai'' *''Hour of the Mice'' *'' Kurogane'' *'' Kurogane-kai'' *''

'' *''Luno'' *''Momonchi'' *''Our Rhythm Change'' *''

'' * ''Static Noise Princess'' * ''Static Princess'' *''Zero''

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* Living people Women manga artists Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture People from Zama, Kanagawa Japanese female comics artists Tama Art University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{manga-artist-stub