is a Japanese

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from

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, best known for ''

My Little Monster is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Robico about the relationship between a girl named Shizuku Mizutani and a boy named Haru Yoshida. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Dessert'' magazine from August 23, 2008 to June 24, 2013. An a ...

''. Robico is a pen name and the author's real name is unknown.

Biography

Robico attended vocational school with the thought of becoming an illustrator. In 2005, Robico made her debut with ''Demekinikku'' (デメキンイック) published in the May edition of ''Dessert''. In 2014, she collaborated with author

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for the

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"Skip! Yamada-kun". An exhibition of Robico's art was held in Aoyama in 2019 and included original art from her works ''Himikoi'', ''My Little Monster'', and '' Our Precious Conversations''. Robico created the original character designs for the anime ''

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'' (バクテン!!).

Works

* ''Demekinikku'' (デメキンイック) (2005) – (one-shot in

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

's ''

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'') * ''Kanojo ga Inakunatta'' (彼女がいなくなった) (2006) – (serialized in ''Dessert'') * ''Boy x Meet x Girl'' (ボーイ×ミーツ×ガール) (2007) * ''Himikoi'' (ひみこい) (2007-2008) – (serialized in ''Dessert'') * ''

'' (となりの怪物くん) (2008-2013) – (serialized in ''Dessert'') * ''Skip! Yamada-kun'' (スキップ！山田くん) (2014) – (artist of one-shot written by

for Shuiesha's ''

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'') * ''Miracle☆Gift'' (ミラクル☆ギフト) (2015) – (one-shot in Kodansha's '' Weekly Shounen Magazine'') * '' Our Precious Conversations'' (僕と君の大切な話) (2015-2019) – (serialized in ''Dessert'') * ''Wash Me Hug Me!'' (2020) – (one-shot in ''Dessert'')

Filmography

In 2012, Robico's manga ''My Little Monster'' inspired a 13 episode anime series that aired in Japan and was simulcast by

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later released the series in the summer. A live action film of ''My Little Monster'' based on the manga of the same name was released in 2018.

Awards

* In 2020, she won the 44th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Best Shōjo Manga Award for '' Our Precious Conversations''.

References

External links

@robicon2018
(Twitter)
robico.official
(Instagram)
Robico
at

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