is a Japanese

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. In 1985 she participated in the publication of a

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. She remained active in that world until her debut in 1993 with the short story ''Fuyu ga Owarou Toshiteita'' (Winter Was Ending) that ran in

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's magazine, '' Puchi Comic''. In 2008, her

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thriller '' After School Nightmare'' won her some of the acclaim she has back home after the

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named it one of the best

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for teenagers. The same work was also nominated for the 2007

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for Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Japan). Though her current drawing style is high in aesthetic value, her earlier works had less finesse. Regardless, her popularity grew largely due to her storytelling. Her works are noted for their slightly askew plots and exploration of the human psyche. Even her lighthearted Shōjo works usually have darker underlying elements. '' X-Day'' follows a group of teens whose mounting stress during senior year finals culminates in a plan to blow up their high school; the author has indicated that the series was written in response to the

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. In her '' After School Nightmare'' series, she explores both sexual and gender identity issues. ''After'' was so successful in France that the French publisher released an exact replica of the key in the series as a limited edition gift. This led to a fierce online bidding war amongst Japanese fans, with the keys selling for outrageous prices. In 2006 she released ''

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''.

Keiko Takemiya is a Japanese manga artist, professor and university administrator. As part of the Year 24 Group, she was a leading figure in manga scene in the 1970s creating such manga as '' Kaze to Ki no Uta, Toward the Terra, Natsu e no Tobira.'' Addi ...

, professor of

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and one of the members of the

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, called it one of the best work published of the BL genre, despite the S&M theme. Widespread success has also followed critical acclaim with many readers rating the work five stars out of a possible 5 on Amazon.jp. Her series ' was awarded in May 2012 with the 36th

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in the category ''Shōjo''. Her works largely involve the individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and personal identity, themes that mirror her favourite author

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's works. Her works include '' shōjo'', '' josei'', and ''

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'', and have been translated into many languages, including Chinese, English, French and

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Works

* (1994) * (1994) * (1995) * 2 volumes (1995) * (1996) * 4 volumes (1998) * (1999) * 11 volumes (2001) (2010 reprint) * (1997) * (1998) * (1998) * (1999) * 2 volumes (2000) * 2 volumes (2000) * TWINS (2000) * 3 volumes (2002) * 2 volumes (2003) * (2004) * (2004) * 5 volumes (2004) * 3 volumes (2004) * (2006) * 10 volumes (2008) * 6 volumes (ongoing) (2008) :Licensed in French as ''Heartbroken Chocolatier'' by Asuka * 6 volumes (on hold) (2008) * 1 volume (2009) – sequel to ''Kyūso wa Chiizu no Yume wo Miru'' * 4 volumes (ongoing) (2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mizushiro, Setona Living people People from Fujisawa, Kanagawa Women manga artists 1971 births Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese female comics artists Japanese female comics writers Writers from Kanagawa Prefecture 20th-century Japanese women writers 21st-century Japanese women writers