Kei Kusunoki

Kei Kusunoki
Born	Mayumi Ōhashi (1966-03-24) March 24, 1966 Iwakura, Aichi, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Relatives	Kaoru Ohashi (sister)
Website	K2Office (in Japanese)

Mayumi Ōhashi (大橋真弓, Ōhashi Mayumi, born March 24, 1966), better known by her pen name Kei Kusunoki (楠 桂, Kusunoki Kei), is a Japanese manga artist known for her horror and comedy manga series. Her notable works include Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō, Ogre Slayer, and Girls Saurus.

Biography

Kusunoki was born on 24 March 1966 in Iwakura, Aichi Prefecture. She is married and has a daughter Hana and a son. Kusunoki has collaborated with her twin sister Kaoru Ōhashi, who also works as a manga artist.

Kusunoki has focused most of her career on anime production. She debuted as a manga artist in 1982 in Ribon Original with Nanika ga Kanojo Tōri Tsuita?. Kusunoki had stopped writing manga for a period in order to cope with a miscarriage before returning and writing Bitter Virgin. Most of her works have not been officially translated and published in English.

Works

• Nanika ga Kanojo Tōri Tsuita? (1982)
• Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō (1986-1990)
• Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma (1989)
• Ogre Slayer (1992-2001)
• Dokkan Love (1996)
• Donmai Princess (2000)
• D no Fuuin (2000)
• Diabolo (2001-2003)
• Girls Saurus (2002)
• Girls Saurus DX (2003-2008)
• 100 Ways of an Exorcist (2005–present)
• Bitter Virgin (2006-2008)
• Innocent W (2004-2006)
• Sengoku Nights (2006)
• Vampire (or Kessaku Tanpenshuu Vampire)
• Koi Tomurai
• Yaoyorozu Toushinden Kami-gakari (2009–present)

External links

• J-pop.com