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  Novala Takemoto

  Novala Takemoto (嶽本 野ばら) is the professional name of Toshiaki Takemoto (嶽本 稔明), a Japanese author and fashion designer. Takemoto has been one of the most active promoters of the Lolita lifestyle and remains fascinated with the Rococo era in particular. He was nominated for the Yukio Mishima Literary Award twice, for his novels Emily (in 2003) and Lolita (in 2004).

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  Murasaki Yamada

  Murasaki Yamada (やまだ 紫, Yamada Murasaki), born Mitsuko Yamada (1948–2009) was a Japanese cartoonist, essayist and poet. She is considered a pioneer of literary comics, especially from a female perspective. Her work offered realistic portraits of women negotiating complicated family situations and social responsibilities.
  With a background in design, Yamada debuted in comics in 1969 with a story published in Osamu Tezuka's magazine 'COM'. Soon after that, she became a leading voice in the avantgarde manga magazine 'Garo'. Her manga work appeared in almost every issue of Garo from 1978 to 1986.
  Translations of Murasaki's books outside of Japan began to be released only many years after the author's death in 2009. Among her works available in

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  Q. Hayashida

  Q Hayashida (林田球, Hayashida Kyu) is a manga author from Tokyo.
  Hayashida studied oil painting at Tokyo University of the Arts. She has discussed her childhood and artistic inspirations in interviews but maintains a high level of privacy about her personal life, to the point that her true name and face are unknown.
  Hayashida's first major manga was Maken X Another (1999-2001), a comic book adaptation of a video game.
  Her most famous work is the 23-volumes long Dorohedoro (2000-2018). It was originally serialised in the alternative manga magazine 'Monthly Ikki', but it was later moved to 'Hibana' when Ikki ceased publication, and finally transferred to 'Monthly Shōnen Sunday'. Dorohedoro has been partially adapted into an anime on Netflix in 2

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  Heather Walter

  Heather Walter has been telling stories for as long as she can remember. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with both English and Information Science degrees, books are--and always will be--a definitive part of her life.
  
  As an author, Heather loves writing about what-ifs, flawed protagonists, and re-imagined history. Her favorite characters are usually villains.
  
  When not writing, you can find her reading (duh), knitting, binging TV, and planning her next travel adventure.
  

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  T. Kingfisher

  T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of Ursula Vernon. In another life, she writes children's books and weird comics, and has won the Hugo, Sequoyah, and Ursa Major awards, as well as a half-dozen Junior Library Guild selections.
  
  This is the name she uses when writing things for grown-ups.
  
  When she is not writing, she is probably out in the garden, trying to make eye contact with butterflies.

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  Ai Yazawa

  Ai Yazawa (Japanese: 矢沢あい, Yazawa Ai) is a Japanese manga author and illustrator. Her pen name comes from singer Eikichi Yazawa, of whom she is a fan.
  Yazawa started her comics career in 1985. She specialises in shojo manga (girls' comics). Most of her works have been serialised in the magazines 'Ribon', 'Cookie' and 'Zipper'.
  Yazawa's stories focus on young, often rebellious women and their relationships. The characters are always very stylish, and Yazawa herself is known for her sense of fashion. (She even attended a fashion school for some time after high school.)
  Among her most famous manga are Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (I'm No Angel, 1992–1995), Neighborhood Story (1995-1998), Paradise Kiss (1999-2004), and Nana (2000-2009), the latter awarded

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  Riyoko Ikeda

  Riyoko Ikeda (池田理代子) is a Japanese manga author and soprano singer.
  As one of the 24-gumi, she has written and illustrated many shōjo manga, many of which are based on European historical events, such as the French Revolution or the Russian Revolution.
  
  Her most famous manga is Versailles no bara (ベルサイユのばら, The rose of Versailles).
  Other famous works include Oniisama e... (おにいさまへ…, Dear Brother) and Orpheus no mado (オルフェウスの窓, The Window of Orpheus) that won an Excellence award at Japan Cartoonists Association Award in 1980.

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  Naoko Takeuchi

  Naoko Takeuchi (武内直子) born March 15, 1967, a manga artist (mangaka), lives in Tokyo, Japan. Takeuchi's works have a wide following among anime/manga fans. She has become a well-known mangaka worldwide. Her most popular work, Sailor Moon, rose to become one of the most recognized manga/anime figures to date.
  
  Takeuchi is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of the YuYu Hakusho series and Hunter × Hunter series.
  
  Please note that anime related books are listed under Kōdansha.

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  Koyoharu Gotouge

  Koyoharu Gotouge (Jap: 吾峠呼世晴, Gotōge Koyoharu) is a Japanese manga artist, mostly known for Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Eng: Demon Slayer).

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  Chiho Saitō

  Chiho Saitō (さいとうちほ) is a Japanese mangaka.

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