Minako Narita

Birth place: Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Narita debuted in 1977 with Ichiboshi e Douzo ("Invitation to a Star") in the shoujo manga magazine Hana to Yume. Her best-known works are Alien Street and Cipher. Acclaimed for her precise and intricate drawings, she has also published several art books. Currently, Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku, a manga series about a young Noh performer, runs in the bimonthly magazine Melody.