is a Japanese manga artist. In 1985 she participated in the publication of a

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. She remained active in that world until her debut in 1993 with the short story ''Fuyu ga Owarou Toshiteita'' (Winter Was Ending) that ran in

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's magazine, '' Puchi Comic''. In 2008, her

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psychological thriller ''

After School Nightmare is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized from 2004 to 2007 in the manga magazine ''Princess'' and collected in ten volumes. It was licensed in North America by Go! Comi, with all volumes a ...

'' won her some of the acclaim she has back home after the

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named it one of the best

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for teenagers. The same work was also nominated for the 2007 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Japan). Though her current drawing style is high in aesthetic value, her earlier works had less finesse. Regardless, her popularity grew largely due to her storytelling. Her works are noted for their slightly askew plots and exploration of the human

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. Even her lighthearted Shōjo works usually have darker underlying elements. '' X-Day'' follows a group of teens whose mounting stress during senior year finals culminates in a plan to blow up their high school; the author has indicated that the series was written in response to the Columbine High School massacre. In her ''

'' series, she explores both sexual and gender identity issues. ''After'' was so successful in France that the French publisher released an exact replica of the key in the series as a limited edition gift. This led to a fierce online bidding war amongst Japanese fans, with the keys selling for outrageous prices.Go! Comic. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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''.

Keiko Takemiya is a Japanese manga artist and the former president of Kyoto Seika University. Career Keiko Takemiya (or Takemiya Keiko) is included in the Year 24 Group, a term coined by academics and critics to refer to a group of female authors in the ...

, professor of

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and one of the members of the

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, called it one of the best work published of the BL genre, despite the S&M theme. Widespread success has also followed critical acclaim with many readers rating the work five stars out of a possible 5 on Amazon.jp. Her series ' was awarded in May 2012 with the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the category ''Shōjo''.Anime News Network: ''36th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced.''
May 10, 2012. Her works largely involve the individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and personal identity, themes that mirror her favourite author

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's works. Her works include '' shōjo'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', and have been translated into many languages, including

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, English, French and

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Works

* (1994) * (1994) * (1995) * 2 volumes (1995) * (1996) * 4 volumes (1998) * (1999) * 11 volumes (2001) (2010 reprint) * (1997) * (1998) * (1998) * (1999) * 2 volumes (2000) * 2 volumes (2000) * TWINS (2000) * 3 volumes (2002) * 2 volumes (2003) * (2004) * (2004) * 5 volumes (2004) * 3 volumes (2004) * (2006) * 10 volumes (2008) * 6 volumes (ongoing) (2008) :Licensed in French as ''Heartbroken Chocolatier'' by

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* 6 volumes (on hold) (2008) * 1 volume (2009) - sequel to ''Kyūso wa Chiizu no Yume wo Miru'' * 4 volumes (ongoing) (2011)

References

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