is a Japanese manga artist

Mangaka

is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...

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She is primarily known for her shōjo manga works on the magazines LaLa

Lala

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and LaLa DX

LaLa DX

LaLa DX is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha. It was first published on July 9, 1983 as a supplement magazine to LaLa in which it later became the sister magazine to LaLa, another of Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazines...

, published by Hakusensha

Hakusensha

is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.The company mainly publishes manga magazines of various genres and is involved in certain series' productions in their games, original video animation, musical and their animated TV series....

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She began to seriously pursue her manga career starting in middle school.
Her most successful work has been Natsume Yūjinchō, which has been made into three anime series in 2008, 2009, and 2011. The manga sold over 5 million volume copies by the sale of volume 12.

Awards

• In 1998, she won the 18th LMG Fresh Debut award for her debut work Coffee Hirari.
• In 2000, she won an award by Hakusensha (白泉社アテナ新人大賞デビュー優秀者賞) for Akaku Saku Koe.

Manga works

(November 1998), LaLa DX

LaLa DX

LaLa DX is a Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha. It was first published on July 9, 1983 as a supplement magazine to LaLa in which it later became the sister magazine to LaLa, another of Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazines...

(1998–2000), LaLa

Lala

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, LaLa DX, 3 volumes total (2001), LaLa, 3 episodes, no volume publication (2001), LaLa DX, also published as a tanpenshū of the same name (2002), LaLa DX, also published as a tanpenshū of the same name (2002–2004), LaLa DX, 3 volumes total (2003, 2005 - ongoing), LaLa DX
} included in September 2000 issue of LaLa

Lala

Lala VC was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers.-Details:...

and Natsume Yūjinchō Volume 7

Other media

Natsume Yūjinchō was adapted into a television anime series spanning several years. The work was also licensed for distribution in the USA as Natsume's Book of Friends.
In 2011, Hotarubi no Mori e

Hotarubi no Mori e

is a manga by Yuki Midorikawa. It was adapted into an anime film in 2011....

was adapted into anime film.