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 ...

. After debuting in 1999, she launched her first series, ''

Yasuko to Kenji is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aruko. ''Yasuko to Kenji'' was serialized in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Bessatsu Margaret'' from April 2005 to November 2006. In 2008, the series was adapted into a comedy drama wh ...

'', in 2005. Following its completion, she began illustrating Kazune Kawahara's '' My Love Story!!'' in 2011, which performed well and received multiple adaptations. Following ''My Love Story!!''s completion, Aruko began illustrating ''

My Love Mix-Up! is a Japanese manga series written by Wataru Hinekure and illustrated by Aruko. It was serialized in '' Bessatsu Margaret'' from June 2019 to June 2022. A spin-off, titled ''Kieta Hatsukoi: Shōgekijō'', began serialization in July 2021. A ...

'' in 2019.

Biography

Aruko was born in

Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefectu ...

on July 26. Aruko debuted as a manga artist in 1999 with the one-shot ''Ame no Chi Hare'', published in ''

Bessatsu Margaret , or for short, is a shōjo manga magazine published monthly in Japan by Shueisha since 1964. Serializations Current *''Fujishiro-san Kei'' – Yuki Nojin *'' Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love'' – Ayuko Hatta *''My Special One'' – Momoko Kōda ...

''. After writing a couple more one shots, she launched ''

'' in 2005. It would later receive a TV drama adaptation. Following ''Yasuko to Kenji''s completion, Aruko penned a few more one-shots. She would later be approached by editors of ''Bessatsu Margaret'' to illustrate a new series written by Kazune Kawahara. Aruko was a fan of some of Kawahara's other works, so she promptly agreed. Together they created '' My Love Story!!'', which debuted in October 2011. The series performed well and won the

Kodansha Manga Award is an annual award for serialized manga 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 ea ...

in the '' shōjo'' in 2013 and the

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in the ''shōjo'' category in 2016. The series has also received multiple adaptations, notably an

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

television series and a live-action film. In June 2019, Aruko began illustrating a new series, ''

''; it was written by Wataru Hinekure. The series has received a TV drama adaptation. The series won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the ''shōjo'' category in 2022.

Works

* (1999) ( one-shot published in ''

'') * (2005–2006) (serialized in ''Bessatsu Margaret'') * (2011–2016) (serialized in ''Bessatsu Margaret''; written by Kazune Kawahara) * (2019–2022) (serialized in ''Bessatsu Margaret''; written by Wataru Hinekure)

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* {{Authority control Living people Manga artists from Ishikawa Prefecture Pseudonymous women writers Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōjo) Women manga artists Year of birth missing (living people)