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s that she writes under when drawing manga, the other being .Afterword section in the Digital Manga Publishing version of '' The Day of Revolution'', volume 1. Under the name ''Taishi Zaō'', she writes boys love and girls love manga while under ''Mikiyo Tsuda'' she writes comedy- shōjo manga. Her reasons for doing this mainly had to do with keeping the fact that she drew manga centered on

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relationships from her family but they eventually found out anyway. Many manga artists often adopt artistic personas for themselves in order to represent themselves in sections of their manga not attributed to the story, as in an author's note section. Mikiyo Tsuda's persona is that of a teddy bear wearing a red bow tie with a bell at its center. One of her friends, and also a fellow manga artist, is Eiki Eiki. They often co-author manga together, display their art together, and have autograph sessions together. Eiki Eiki has even been known to sometimes act as ''Taishi Zaō's'' manager.

Works

Written as Mikiyo Tsuda

*'' The Day of Revolution'' (1999) *''

Family Complex is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Mikiyo Tsuda. ''Family Complex'' was first serialized in the manga magazine ''South'' (a special issue of '' Wings'') published by Shinshokan, with the only bound volume released in May 2000. A ...

'' (2000) *'' Princess Princess'' (2002) **'' Princess Princess +'' (2006) *'' Atsumare! Gakuen Tengoku'' (2008)

Written as Taishi Zaō

*''

Electric Hands ''Electric Hands'' is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Taishi Zaou, (a boys love and girls love pen-name for Mikiyo Tsuda). It is licensed in French by Asuka, which released the manga in January 2009. It is licensed in North Americ ...

'' (1998) *''

Koi wa Ina Mono Myōna Mono is a fictional manga written and illustrated by Japanese author Taishi Zaō (also known for her shōjo works under the name Mikiyo Tsuda) in 2002. The story focuses on the character, Masafumi Tamura, a sixteen-year-old high school boy wh ...

'' (2002) *''

Bokutachi wa Asu ni Mukatte Ikiru no da is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Taishi Zaō, (a boys love and girls love pen-name for Mikiyo Tsuda). It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga on May 20, 2009. It is licensed in Ge ...

'' (2005) *'' Aruji no Ōse no Mama ni'' (2005) *'' Brothers Battle'' *''Her'' - included in ''Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu''

Co-authored with Eiki Eiki

*'' Color'' (1999) *'' Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu'' (2007) - a collection of stories that were serialized in '' Yuri Hime'', such as ''She-Wolf'' and ''First Kiss''. *''

Love DNA Double X Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love o ...

'' (2009) *''

Love Stage!! is a Japanese ''yaoi'' manga series written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaō. It began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's ''Asuka Ciel'' magazine. The manga is licensed in North America by SuBLime. A spin ...

'' (2010) *'' Back Stage!!'' (2010)

References

External links

Mikiyo Tsuda's personal website
Japanese female comics artists Female comics writers Living people Women manga artists Manga artists from Fukui Prefecture Japanese women writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-artist-stub