Kiriko Nananan Comics creator
Kiriko Nananan (Japanese: 魚喃キリコ, Hepburn: Nananan Kiriko, born December 14, 1972) is a Japanese manga artist from Tsubame, Niigata. She is famous for her realistic josei work featuring understated artwork with a sense of detachment. In addition she has affiliated herself with the "La nouvelle manga" movement. Her first work was published in Garo in 1993. Two of her works have been made into live-action movies: Blue and Strawberry Shortcakes. At the Angoulême International Comics Festival 2008, she won the Prix de l'école supérieure de l'image.