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 ...
and
illustrator
An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...
. While working as a
dōjin
In Japan, is a group of people who share an interest, activity, or hobby. The word is sometimes translated into English as " clique", " fandom", "coterie", "society", or "circle" (as in " sewing circle"). Self-published creative works produce ...
artist, she was in charge of the key drawings for the adult game ''Heart de Network'' (Euphony Production) in 2000. After releasing several one-shots in commercial magazines, she began serializing two manga (written by
Ryukishi07
is the pen name for a Japanese writer who is the leading member for the group 07th Expansion. He is the creator of the ''When They Cry'' visual novel series, which includes '' Higurashi When They Cry'', '' Umineko When They Cry'' and '' Ciconia W ...
) based on the ''
Higurashi When They Cry
is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the ficti ...
''
visual novel
A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...
series, ''Onisarashi-hen'' and ''Utsutsukowashi-hen'', in ''
Comp Ace
is a Japanese computer game and manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. ''Comp Ace'' began as a special edition version of another one of Kadokawa Shoten's magazines, ''Comptiq''. The first issue was released on March 26, 2005, and was publ ...
'' (
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines s ...
) from 2005 to 2007. In the July 2008 issue of ''Comp Ace'', she started work on a manga based on ''
Valkyria Chronicles
''Valkyria Chronicles'' is a series of military-themed tactical role-playing video games created by Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka, and developed by Sega. The series began with '' Valkyria Chronicles'', which was released for the PlayStati ...
'', and completed the series in the May 2010 issue. She is a big fan of the ''
Breath of Fire'' (
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It has created a number of multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being '' Resident Evil'', '' Monster Hunter'', '' Street Fighter'', '' Mega Man'', '' ...
) series of role-playing games, and her dōjin activities mainly revolve around it. Since the summer of 2010, she has been publishing her original dōjin work, the ''Saint Foire Festival'' series.
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Manga artists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)