In 1989, she made her debut with London Doubt Boys.
She is best known for her series Nodame Cantabile, which received the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga.[1]Nodame Cantabile has been adapted for television as both live-action dramas broadcast in 2006, 2008, and 2014 and as of 2016, 3 anime seasons.
Selected works
Torendo no Joou Miho (トレンドの女王ミホ, "Miho, the Queen of Trendiness") (1991–1995), 10 volumes, rereleased in 5 bunkoban volumes
Tensai Family Company (天才ファミリーカンパニー, "Genius Family Company") (1994–2001), 11 volumes, rereleased in 6 bunkoban volumes