Hinako Ashihara

Blood type: O Birth place: Hyougo Prefecture, Japan Zodiac: Aquarius Date of death: January 29, 2024

∙ Debuted with "Sono Hanashi Okotowari Shimasu" in 1994 in Bessatsu Shoujo Comics. ∙ Won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo manga for "Sand Chronicles".

Ashihara Hinako commited suicide following production problems with the TV drama adaptation of her last manga series, "Sexy Tanaka-san".