, who also uses the

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Shinjuku Tango, is a Japanese

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who made her debut in 1986. Tateno regards her influences as being

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and

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. Two of her best-known works are ''

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'' and ''

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''. For the latter, she used the actors from the live-action drama for her character design - among them protagonist

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and also Gaku Shindou and

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as gentlemen hosts. Several of her works have been translated into English, including ''

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'', '' Hate to Love You'', ''Omen'', ''Red Angel'', ''9th Sleep'', ''Hero Heel'', ''Ka Shin Fu'', ''Steal Moon'', and ''

''.

Selected works

References

External links

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AnimePro special on Makoto Tateno
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tateno, Makoto Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Toyama (city) Manga artists from Toyama Prefecture