(born 18 March 1957 in Niigata,

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) is a Japanese '' shōjo''

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. She made her professional debut in 1977 in '' Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' and she has written

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mainly for '' Flower Comics''. She is best known for '' Makoto Call!'' about a girl who plays volleyball, for which she received the 1992

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for shōjo. In 2007, her was dramatized on CTV in Taiwan as '' Romantic Princess''. Other series by her include Silver and Gold. Silver is a manga adaptation of a book by Penny Jordan, bearing the same title. Gold is based on

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's novel, ''Secret Child''.

Works

Manga Artist and Writer

*Love Letter ni Kiss *Yasashisa Endless (1980) *Shouhin ni Te wo Dasu na (1985) *Nakaniwa no Ibu-tachi (1985) *Komugi Panic! (1985) *Nakanaide Mister (1986) *Juliet no Musume (1986-1987) *'' Momoka Typhoon'' (1987-1989) *Ramansu Godankatsuyou (1989-1990) *'' Makoto Call!'' (1991-2003) *Happy Ends (1992-1997) *Tenshi no Shippo (1993) *Mariko Mangaka ni Narimasu (1993) *Dream Rush (1994) *P. P. Scramble (1995-1996) *Kin no Prism (1996-1997) *Kaze ni Kike (1997) *Akai Tsuki (1999) *Ayakaze no Runner (1999-2000) *Moonlight Party (2005) *Hana Kaoru Kimi e (2007) *Tsuki no Pierce (2009) *Wagamamana Hitomi (2010)

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