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manga artist born on November 29 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Sakurano made her debut in 1995 with her story ''Mother Doll'', which tied for first place in the 1st Enix 21st Century Manga Prize contest, sharing the prize with Yasaka Mamiko's ''Kaze no Daidōzoku''. Her representative work is '' Mamotte Shugogetten'', which was adapted into an

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television series and an

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series. After a dispute in 2001, Sakurano stopped publishing ''Shugogetten'' in

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's '' Shōnen Gangan'' and moved the publication to ''

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'', published by

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under the title ''Mamotte Shugogetten! Retrouvailles''.

Works

All works are listed chronologically.

Manga

*'' Mamotte Shugogetten!'' (11 volumes, 1996–2000, '' Shōnen Gangan'') *'' Shōuindō no Emily: Sakurano Minene Short Story Collection'' (1 volume, 1997, Gangan Comics) *'' Jōshū Tōzoku Aratamegata Hinagiku Kenzan!'' (3 volumes, 1999–2001, '' Gangan Wing'') *'' Healing Planet'' (1 volume, 2000–2001, ''Shōnen Gangan'') *'' Mamotte Shugogetten! Retrouvailles'' (6 volumes, 2002–2005, ''

'') *'' Madoromyāna no Komoriuta'' (2004, '' Comic Blade Masamune'') *'' Yggdrasil Liveline'' (2004–2005, ''Comic Blade Masamune'') *'' Hinagiku Kenzan: Ippon Ōkamachi-hen'' (1 volume, 2006–2007, ''Comic Blade Masamune'') *'' Fairial Garden'' (2007–2010, ''Comic Blade'') *'' Hoshi no Dai Circus'' (2011-ongoing, ''Comic Blade'')

Art books

* (1999-04-18,

, ) *''Days of Moonlight'' (2003,

, (limited edition), (standard edition)

Anthologies

These are anthologies in which Sakurano's works appeared. *, (''Super Comic Gekijō Vol.1: Tōshinden 2'', Enix) *, (''Super Comic Gekijō Vol.2: Fire Emblem'', Enix)

References

External links

Sakuranosono
(official site)
Momo Five
(official blog) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakurano, Minene Year of birth unknown Women manga artists Manga artists from Miyagi Prefecture Manga artists from Shizuoka (city) 20th-century Japanese writers 21st-century Japanese writers 20th-century Japanese women writers 21st-century Japanese women writers Female comics writers Japanese female comics artists Pseudonymous artists Pseudonymous women writers 20th-century pseudonymous writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers