is a Japanese

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 complicate ...

and

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 ...

. In addition to manga and illustrations, Abeno publishes

doujinshi , also romanized as ', is the Japanese term for self-published print works, such as magazines, manga, and novels. Part of a wider category of ''doujin'' (self-published) works, ''doujinshi'' are often derivative of existing works and created b ...

with the circle . She is also involved in the artwork of adult games. Since beginning her manga career in 2002 with ''In White: Pure Story,'' Abeno has worked primarily within the

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

romance Romance may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings ** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ...

, and

action Action may refer to: * Action (philosophy), something which is done by a person * Action principles the heart of fundamental physics * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video gam ...

genres for the shounen demographic, as well as shoujo and

seinen is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word means "youth", but the term " manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like '' Weekly Manga Times'' and '' Weekly Man ...

. In addition to writing and drawing original manga, Abeno has been involved in the manga adaptations of older manga and other mediums, including

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and

light novels A is a type of popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting teens to twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbreviation of "''raito noberu''" is or ...

, as a character designer, cover illustrator, and artist.

Works

Manga

* (2002,

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 ...

), Artist * (2003, Kadokawa Shoten), Author and Artist * (2005-2009, Kadokawa Shoten), Author and Artist * (2005-2007,

Hōbunsha is a Japanese publishing company founded on July 10, 1950. It is based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. History of Houbunsha In 1946, the founder, Yoshichika Koso, proclaimed the vision of establishing Shobunkan to provide entertainment through publishi ...

), Author and Artist * ''

Sola Sola may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Albums * ''Saints of Los Angeles'', a 2008 album by Mötley Crüe * ''Sola'', an album by Olga Tañón * ''Sola'', an album by Zayda y los Culpables Songs * Sola (Becky G song), "Sola" (Becky G song ...

'' (2006-2008,

ASCII Media Works , formerly , is a Japanese Publishing, publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It originally formed on April 1, 2008, as a result of a Mergers and acquisitions, merger bet ...

), Artist * (2007,

Champion RED is a monthly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published on the 19th of each month by Akita Shoten since August 19, 2002 (cover date The cover date of a periodical publication is the date displayed on the cover, which is not necessarily the ...

), Artist * (2008-2010, ASCII Media Works), Artist * (2010-2012, Kadokawa Shoten), Artist * (2012, Kadokawa Shoten), Author and Artist * (2012,

AlphaPolis is a Japanese publishing company located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. AlphaPolis is a publisher of light novels and manga, particularly for online readers. The company is the publisher for several light novel series, including '' A Playthrough of ...

), Author and Artist * (2012,

Dengeki Maoh is a Japanese seinen magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks (publisher), MediaWorks). It first went on sale on October 27, 2005, and is sold every month on the twenty-seventh. The magazine features information on video games ...

), Artist * (2013-2016, Young Champion Retsu'')'', Artist * (2016-2018, Young Champion Retsu), Artist * (2017-2018, ''Dragon Age''), Author and Artist * (2018-2019, Dragon Age), Artist * (2019-present,

Manga UP! is a Japanese manga service. Originally launched in January 2017, the service hosts manga series published by Square Enix. The service also serializes original works, many of which are derived from other media. In July 2022, the website launch ...

), Artist

Light Novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...
Illustrations (selected)

* (2016-present,

Takarajimasha is a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is known for publishing subculture-oriented fashion magazines aimed at teens, fashion magazines in general, as well as guide books. History The company was founded on September 22, ...

), Artist * (2021-present,

), Artist

Games

*''Mitama no yuki'' (with LiFox)

References

External links

Chako Abeno Personal Website with LiFox
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's encyclopedia
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on

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