is a Japanese

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

best known for ''

Aishiteruze Baby is a shōjo romance manga by Yoko Maki. It was serialized by Shueisha in '' Ribon'' from April 2002 and January 2005 and collected in seven bound volumes. It was adapted as a 26-episode anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment ...

''. Maki debuted in 1999 with ''Love Service!'' in ''

Ribon Original was a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha. It was a sister magazine of ''Ribon'', and was published from 1981 until 2006. New and up-and-coming ''Ribon'' manga artists often had their first short stories published in this magazine. E ...

'' magazine. She also has a pet dog named Leo and her profile in the ''Aishiteruze Baby'' comic says her hobby is "...blowing soap bubbles" and that one of her skills is "...passing quickly through a crowd of people". She has a sister, Mochida Aki, which she made manga with such as, ''Zen Zen''. On July 3, 2019, Maki announced that she has retired from the manga industry and that she will keep her Instagram account active until March 17, 2020. Her final manga series was Kirameki no Lion Boy which ran from 2016 to 2019.

Works

*''14R'' — Collection of short stories, containing: **''14R'' **''Mahiru ni Kakedasu'' **''Watakushi-sama'' **''Koi o Hajimeru Bokutachi ni'' **''Daily News'' *''

'' (7 volumes) *''Atashi wa Bambi'' (3 volumes) — Also includes: **''Kokoro Kirari'' (vol.1) **''Aiko de Jo'' (vol.2) **''Kiite Kiite Ouji'' (vol.3) **''Survival'' (vol.3) *''Kareki ni Koi o Sakasemasu'' — Collection of short stories, containing: **''Kareki ni Koi o Sakasemasu'' **''Heavy Crash!!'' **''Juicy Game'' **''Love Service!'' *''Sora Sora'' — Also includes: **''Koishiterururu'' *'' Star Blacks'' (2 volumes) *'' Taranta Ranta'' (2 volumes) *'' Yamamoto Zenjirou to Moushimasu'' (5 volumes) *''Aishitenai'' * ''Shouri no Akuma'' *'' Zen Zen'' *'' Green Boy & Blue Girl'' *'' Romantica Clock'' (10 volumes) *''Kirameki no Lion Boy'' (9 volumes)

References

External links

Ribon Waku-Waku Station
Ribon Official website 1981 births Living people Manga artists from Kagoshima Prefecture {{manga-artist-stub