is a Japanese

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. She is widely known as the creator of ''

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'', which proved to be a best-selling hit, and was adapted into an anime television series consisting of 3 seasons and 2

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s. As of autumn 2010, Amano's work releases have been shifted from a monthly schedule to a seasonal one (every 3 months) owing to pregnancy and subsequent childcare.

Works

* (1995–1996, serialized in ''

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); (2005 reprint by

Mag Garden is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix ...

) * – ''Amano Kozue Tanpenshū 1'', a collection of short stories (1996, Enix); (2004 reprint by Mag Garden) * (1997–2001, serialized in ''

Monthly GFantasy is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix Holdings. It originated as a manga imprint for Enix before the company re-branded as Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese mar ...

'', Enix) * – ''Amano Kozue Tanpenshu 2'', a collection of short stories (1999, Enix); (2004 reprint by Mag Garden) * , also known as ''Princess' Smile'', (2000, Enix) * (2001, serialized ''Monthly Stencil'', Enix); (2003 reprint by Mag Garden) * (2002–2008, serialized in ''

Monthly Comic Blade was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and was sold on the 30 of each month until July 2014. It restarted in September 2014 as a free online magazine titled ''Online Magazine Comic B ...

'', Mag Garden) * (2008–2021, serialized in ''

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