Kiriko Nananan

Kiriko Nananan (b. 14 December 1972, Tsubame) is a Japanese manga artist, film and voiceover actor recognized for her work in Josei genre (女性漫画, so-called "women's" manga) and often associated with the Franco-Japanese 'La nouvelle manga' movement. Three of her most popular mangas were adapted as live-action films, including blue (2002), directed by Ando Hiroshi with music by Otomo Yoshihide, Strawberry Shortcakes (2006), and Pumpkin and Mayonnaise (2017).