(born June 10 in
Shizuoka, Japan
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast ...
) is a Japanese
''shojo'' mangaka
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 bef ...
best known for creating the manga series ''
Hot Gimmick
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Miki Aihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine from the December 2000 issue (released in November) to the August 2005 issue (released in July). Shogak ...
''. She debuted with ''Lip Conscious!'' in ''
Betsucomi
, 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
* '' ...
''. Aihara frequently serialized her series in ''Betsucomi'' but has had her works serialized in ''
Cheese!
is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine under the publication of Shogakukan. In their official website they also refer to themselves as ''Monthly Cheese!''
The magazine caters to young female readers. The theme of the featured manga revolve ...
'' in the past several years. Although none of Aihara's series have been adapted into anime, ''Hot Gimmick'' has received two drama CDs, a light novel spinoff titled ''
Hot Gimmick S'' and a live-action film adaptation,
while ''5-ji Kara 9-ji Made'' has been adapted into a
live-action television drama.
Works
A † indicates the work has been published in English.
Series
Oneshots
Other
References
External links
Miki Aihara's blog (in Japanese)
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Living people
Women manga artists
Manga artists from Shizuoka Prefecture
People from Shizuoka Prefecture
Japanese female comics artists
Female comics writers
Japanese women writers
Japanese writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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