is a Japanese

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...

. She is best known for her work as the artist for the ''

Shakugan no Shana , also known simply as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi with illustrations by Noizi Ito. ASCII Media Works published 27 novels from November 2002 to November 2023 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint ...

manga 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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

series. Ayato Sasakura has been active on the

dōjin In Japan, a 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 pro ...

scene for several years under the kojin circle name ''Imitation Genome'', and was part of several other circles before that. Since 2002, she has contributed a number of short manga to the

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-themed adult magazines ''Hina Kan'' and ''Hina Kan Hi!'', which were collected in

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

form under the title ''Shōjo-ryū kōfuku kakushu-ron'' ("On the seizure of happiness, girly style"). Those magazines were supplanted by '' Comic RIN'', where Sasakura continues to publish, albeit on an irregular basis. A full-page illustration of hers was featured in ''

Dengeki Moeoh is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) under the ''Dengeki'' brand. Many manga serialized in ''Dengeki Daioh'' were later published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comi ...

'' 5 (May 2003), and caught the attention of the editor in charge of the ''Shakugan no Shana'' manga adaptation project. Her style seemed to fit

Noizi Ito is a Japanese light novel and video game artist. She is employed by the H-game maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine. Unlike most romanized Japanese words and names, Noizi Ito's name uses the Kunrei-shiki romanization ...

's and that's how she was appointed as the artist for the ''Shana'' manga, starting from February 2005.

Works

*''Shōjo-ryū kōfuku kakushu-ron'' (少女流幸福攫取論, 2004,

Akane Shinsha (AS) is a Japanese publishing company focused on adult material, such as comics (a.k.a. manga) books, and magazines. The company was established in October 1976. In 2009, with 65 titles it ranked 2nd among ero-manga publishers in Japan, surpasse ...

, ). *''

'' (灼眼のシャナ, 2005–, Media Works), manga currently serialized in ''

Dengeki Daioh is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) under the ''Dengeki'' brand. Many manga serialized in ''Dengeki Daioh'' were later published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comi ...

''. *''

Flyable Heart is a Japanese visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT first released on March 19, 2009 for the PC as a limited edition DVD playable on personal computers, followed by a regular edition release on April 3, 2009. The game is described by the devel ...

'' (2009) *''

Kimi no Nagori wa Shizuka ni Yurete , abbreviated as , is an adult Japanese visual novel developed by Unisonshift: Blossom for Windows. It was released on May 28, 2010. ''Kimi no Nagori wa Shizuka ni Yuretes story is focused around Mayuri Shirasagi, one of the heroines of Unisonshi ...

'' (2009)

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External links

Ayato Sasakura's Website

Ayato Sasakura's page on the ''Doujinshi DB Project''
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