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 ...

. She writes primarily for

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...

in the '' shōjo''

manga magazine Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used ...

Betsucomi , known as before 2000, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was conceived as a or "special issue" of its sister magazine ''Shōjo Comic''. It is released on the 13th of each month. Serializations Current * '' ...

''. She is best known as the author of ''

Backstage Prince is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kanoko Sakurakoji. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' and ''Deluxe Betsucomi'' magazines from 2004 to 2005. ("Act 1" of ''Backstage Prince'' is listed in the tab ...

'' and '' Black Bird''. In 2009, ''Black Bird'' received the 54th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...

for ''shōjo'' manga. Both ''Backstage Prince'' and ''Black Bird'' are licensed in English in North America by

Viz Media VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ...

Selected works

* (2001–2002)—2 volumes * Rakuen (2004) * ''

'' (2004–2005) * (2006)—1 volume * (2006–2014) * (2015–present)—11 volumes, on-going * Baby, Star * Bitter – Nakechau Koi Monogatari * Eikoku Kizoku Goyoutashi * Yasashii Te * Yurusarete Inai Watachitachi * Gokko * Sono Hakui wo Nuide * Last Notes

References

External links

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Official website
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