is a Japanese

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

. She made her professional debut in 1979 with the short story . In 1987, she won the Excellence Award at the 16th

Japan Cartoonists Association Award is an annual award for manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanes ...

s for her comedy series ''St. 14 Graffiti''. She has twice received the

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier J ...

in the (girls') manga category: in 1991 for and in 2003 for .

Works

Series

* , serialized in '' Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' (1981–1985) * ''St. 14 Graffiti'' (), serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' (1986–1987) * (), serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' (1988–1995) * , serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' (1996) Original text: Translation: "''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic''s popular series ''Mune no Kin'iro''." * , serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' and ''

Monthly Flowers is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan and issued on the 28th of every month. History ''Flowers'' originally started out under the name , which was also published by Shogakukan. ''Petit Flower'' was founded in 1980 as ...

'' (1997–2020)

Art books

* ''Idol Special'' (SPECIAL), published by

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of Japanese dictionaries, dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are to ...

(1995) * , published by Shogakukan (2008)

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