Takako Shimura

 is a Japanese manga artist. She is primarily known for her manga works which feature LGBT (especially lesbian and transgender) topics.
Her best known and selling series are "Aoi Hana" and "Wandering Son". "Aoi Hana" was adapted as an anime television series broadcast in 2009. "Wandering Son" has been licensed in English by Fantagraphics Books and an anime adaptation aired in 2011. In 2014, she collaborated with the original character concepts for the anime "Aldnoah.Zero". In 2016, she provided the character designs for the anime "Battery".