(born December 23 in

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

) is a Japanese shojo

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. Two of her major works are ''

Omukae desu is a Japanese ''shōjo manga'' series written and illustrated by Meca Tanaka and published by Hakusensha, with serialization from 1999 to 2002 on ''LaLa'' and with five volumes compiling the chapters. A one-shot sequel volume was published i ...

'' and '' Faster than a Kiss''. Pearl Pink was released in English by

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. ''Young Master's Revenge'', or ''Kimi no Koto nado Zettai ni'' & Meteor Prince are both released in English by

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Works

References

Interview with Meca Tanaka
at Hakusensha

External links

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