is a Japanese manga artist. Career She debuted in 1992 in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine with Taiyō no Romance. Her works later moved to Bessatsu Friend magazine, also published by Kodansha. Her career was put on hiatus in October 2005, after she was discovered to have plagiarized other artists, including tracing others' work. She later resumed her work in March 2007. On March 24, 2009, her work Chihayafuru was chosen for the Manga Taishō. Political views On June 5, 2020, she expressed support for Black Lives Matter movement. She supported Kenji Utsunomiya for the 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election. Selected works , 1995, serialized in Bessatsu Friend , 1996, serialized in Bessatsu Friend Promise, 1996, serialized in Bessatsu Friend Only You - Tobenai Tsubasa (Only You-翔べない翼-), 1997-2000, serialized in Bessatsu Friend, published in 8 volumes , 1998 , 1998-1999, serialized in Bessatsu Friend Juliet DX , 2000-2004, serialized in Bessatsu Friend, published in 12 volumes (Completed, but later removed from stores and taken out of print because of plagiarism) Silver, 2004-2005, serialized in Bessatsu Friend, published in 2 volumes (Canceled when earlier plagiarism came to light) , published in 2 volumes , 2007-2022, serialized in Be Love, published in 50 volumes , since 2009, serialized in Be Love, published in 2 volumes External links (Japanese) References 1975 births Female comics writers Japanese female comics artists Japanese women writers Living people Manga artists from Fukuoka Prefecture Manga Taishō People involved in plagiarism controversies Women manga artists