is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. from Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture. She made her manga debut in 1999 in Nakayoshi magazine with her award-winning Sakuranbo Kiss. She considers Otona ni Nuts (Instant Teen: Just Add Nuts) to be her masterpiece. Other works include Ai Ga Nakucha Ne!, Bibitte Mu-cho, Cherry Juice, Kedamono Damono, Fortune☆Cake, Young Mermaid, AAA and more recently Orange Planet, Kimi No Neiro, and Animal Official. All of them are or were published in Nakayoshi. References External links Official blog Manga artists from Okayama Prefecture Living people Year of birth missing (living people)