, better known by her

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, is a Japanese

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known for her horror and comedy

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series. Her notable works include '' Yagami-kun's Family Affairs'', ''

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'', and ''Girls Saurus''.

Biography

Kusunoki was born on 24 March 1966 in Iwakura,

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. She is married and has a daughter Hana and a son. Kusunoki has collaborated with her

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sister Kaoru Ōhashi, who also works as a manga artist. Kusunoki has focused most of her career on

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production. She debuted as a manga artist in 1982 in ''

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'' with ''Nanika ga Kanojo Tōri Tsuita?''. Kusunoki had stopped writing manga for a period in order to cope with a

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before returning and writing ''

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''. Most of her works have not been officially translated and published in

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Works

* ''Nanika ga Kanojo Tōri Tsuita?'' (1982) * '' Yagami-kun's Family Affairs'' (1986-1990) * '' Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma'' (1989) * ''

'' (1992-2001) * ''Dokkan Love'' (1996) * ''Donmai Princess'' (2000) * ''D no Fuuin'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001-2003) * ''Girls Saurus'' (2002) * ''Girls Saurus DX'' (2003-2008) * ''100 Ways of an Exorcist'' (2005–present) * ''

'' (2006-2008) * ''Innocent W'' (2004-2006) * ''Sengoku Nights'' (2006) * ''Vampire'' (or ''Kessaku Tanpenshuu Vampire'') * ''Koi Tomurai'' * ''Yaoyorozu Toushinden Kami-gakari'' (2009–present)

External links

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1966 births Living people Manga artists from Aichi Prefecture People from Iwakura, Aichi {{manga-artist-stub