is a

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. She is best known for the series ''

Mushishi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Afternoon Season Zōkan'' from 1999 to 2002, and in ''Monthly Afternoon'' from December 2002 to August 200 ...

'', for which she received an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2003

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and the 2006

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for general manga. She is also known by the

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Works

*''Bio Luminescence'' (1997) — A compilation of short works. Later included in ''Filament''. *''

'' (1999–2008,

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, 10 volumes) — Published in ''Afternoon Season Zōkan'' and ''

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''. Adapted into an

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television series. *''Filament'' (2004) – A compilation of short works, which includes the stories in ''Bio Luminescence'' and two other stories. *'' Suiiki'' (2009–2010, Kodansha, 2 volumes) — Published in ''Monthly Afternoon''. *''Mushishi Special: Sun-Eating Shade'' (2013) — Two-chapter special published in ''Monthly Afternoon''. *'' When a Cat Faces West'' (2018–2020, Kodansha, 3 volumes) — Published in ''Monthly Afternoon''.

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