is a Japanese author of several

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 ...

adaptations of manga, anime and

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series. This includes a single novel adaptation of '' Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'', a manga originally written by

Satoru Akahori is a Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author. He is best known for the '' Saber Marionette'', ''Sakura Wars'' and ''Sorcerer Hunters'' series, which comes in anime, novel and manga forms. Works *'' Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge'': Series C ...

and illustrated by

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. Komao also wrote five light novels based on the ''

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'' visual novel and wrote the original concept for the manga series the ''

First Love Sisters is a Japanese manga written by Mako Komao and illustrated by Mizuo Shinonome (characters) and Reine Hibiki (scenario) which was first serialized in the now-defunct '' yuri'' '' josei'' manga magazine '' Yuri Shimai'' on June 28, 2003 under t ...

''.

Works

* ''

'', serialized in ''

Yuri Shimai was a yuri manga anthology magazine published quarterly by Japanese publisher Sun Magazine.The magazine existed between June 2003 and November 2004. It was part of what still is a small niche market, with only a few manga magazines in Japan tha ...

'' and then ''

Comic Yuri Hime is a Japanese manga anthology magazine published by Ichijinsha. It began as a quarterly publication in July 2005, but was issued bimonthly on odd months from January 2011 to December 2016, when it became monthly. Kanako Umezawa has served as ''C ...

'' magazine, 2003–08, 3 volumes, Story * '' Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'', published by 2006, 1 volume * ''Togainu no Chi True Blood'', published by Kadokawa, 2009, 1 volume * '' Ange Vierge Linkage'', serialized in Kadokawa's ''Dragon Age'' magazine, 2014–15, Writer, 2 volumes * ''

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'' light novels, author ** ''Blazblue: Phase 0'', published by Kadokawa, 2010 ** ''BlazBlue: Phase Shift'', published by Kadokawa, 2010–12, 4 volumes ** ''BlazBlue 1: Calamity Trigger (above)'', published by Kadokawa, 2013 ** ''BlazBlue 2: Calamity Trigger (below)'', published by Kadokawa, 2013 ** ''BlazBlue 3: Calamity Trigger (above)'', published by Kadokawa, 2013 ** ''BlazBlue 4: Continuum Shift (below)'', published by Kadokawa, 2014 ** ''BlazBlue Bloodedge Experience'', published by Kadokawa, 2014, 2 volumes ** ''BlazBlue: Spiral Shift – Hero of the Frozen Blade'', 2016

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