Fusako Kuramochi (くらもち ふさこ, Kuramochi Fusako, real name 倉持房子Kuramochi Fusako, born 14 May 1955 in Shibuya, Tokyo) is a Japanese shōjomanga artist. While still in high school, she made her professional debut with Megane-chan no Hitorigoto, published in the Autumn 1972 issue of Bessatsu Margaret. She won the magazine's gold medal for amateur manga artists. Afterwards, Kuramochi studied Japanese painting at Musashino Art University, but left before graduation to pursue her career full-time.[1]