is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga writer and

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. She is noted for her works of

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and her art style, and is also known for her illustrations of

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called the ''Miracle Tarot'' deck.

Career

She made her professional debut in 1983 with ''Sansaro Monogatari'' in ''

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'', and has written primarily for the publisher

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since. She received the 2002

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for ''shōjo'' for ''

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''. Her '' Himitsu - Top Secret'' has been recommended twice by the

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jury in 2007 and 2008. It has also been listed on the Tohan charts four times as of May 2009.

Her manga ''

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'' is licensed in English by

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Works

*''Sansaro Monogatari'' (三叉路物語, one-shot in ''

'', 1983) *''Ryū no Nemeru Hoshi'' (竜の眠る星, serialized in ''LaLa'', 1986-1988) *''Milky Way'' (ミルキーウェイ, serialized in ''LaLa'', 1986-1987) *''Yume no Tsuzuki'' (夢のつづき, one-shot in ''LaLa'', 1988) *''

'' (月の子 ''Tsuki no Ko'', 1988-1992) *''22xx'' (1992) *''Papillon'' (パピヨン, 1993) *''

'' (輝夜姫, serialized in ''LaLa'', 1993-2005) *''Magic'' (serialized in ''LaLa'', 1996) *''Wild Cats'' (serialized in ''LaLa'', 1997-2000) *'' Himitsu - Top Secret'' (秘密 -トップ・シークレット-, serialized in ''Melody'', 1999-2012) *''Deep Water'' (serialized in ''Melody'', 2013-2014) *''Himitsu - Top Secret - season0'' (秘密 -トップ・シークレット-season0, serialized in ''Melody'', since 2013)

References

External links

Hakusensha's Comicate Interview with Reiko Shimizu
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