Kei Kusunoki is a pen name of Japanese mangaka Mayumi Ohashi born on March 24, 1966 in Iwakura, Aichi (Japan). She's famous for horror and comedy mangas. Her debut work, Nanika ga Kanojo tori tsuita?, was published in 1982 by Ribon Original while she was still in high school. She has 2 kids and her twin sister Kaoru Ohashi also draws manga resulting in a joint work of theirs. Kusunoki's best mangas include Girls Saurus and Girls Saurus DX. She writes manga both for women (shoujo) and men (seinen, shounen) with 30+ works lately.
In 1990 she released a 1-volume comedy & romance Vampire manga about a vampire in love with a human. The next year came her biggest, 20-volume Onikirimaru with some horror elements. There a phenomenal human-looking ogre (oni) born with a sword in hand, Onigirimaru (Ogre Slayer), takes his name and pride in the sword. Ogres escaped the human world but Onigirimaru believes in his human nature and mission to kill all his kin in Japan.
1991 released her comedy Migiko Nipponichi!! manga of 2 stories. In the 1st one little Sakon cared for Migiko until his abrupt break-up. Now, grown-up Migiko tries to catch his attention as Japan's top idol. The 2nd story, Takuya of the 7 Wonders, describes a school rumor that anyone entering the building at night will vanish. Oblivious Sanami from middle school decides to disprove this rumor but only loses the best friend and has to save herself before disappearing.
A romance Dokkan Love manga came out in 1995. Dark Guy and his hordes decide to start conquering the world from Japan's countryside, unaware of heroic Blue Hunter. But after saving young Tachibana Honoka, Blue Hunter becomes also attacked by... her liking. Torn between defending the planet and dating Honoka, he tries to reveal his homely true ID, Fuwa Shinpei.
In 1996 she released a 3-volume Yamada-kun ga Tooru manga. Yuji Yagami from high school can't but have a crush on his own super young-looking mother, Nomi, who also attracts his class teacher. However Nomi is publicly crazy about her husband Yoji which embarrasses Yuji.
D no Fuuin manga (1999) featuring horror tells about Daria, a seemingly ordinary schoolgirl though often targeted by miracles. Once an evil stranger sets to kill her making her average life a whirlwind...
In a 3-volume comedy & romance 100 Ways of an Exorcist manga (Yuuko-chan 100 Renpatsu!!, 2000), the plot begins with a love letter to a new 5th grader, Mayu Kodabutsu, from her cute classmate, Yuuko Hai. But instead of envy, he gets condolences about exorcist (!) Mayu destined to try her terrifying ways.
A 3-volume Diabolo (2001) manga combining horror and shoujo was by Kaoru Ohashi with Kusunoki's illustrations. There Ren and Rai are defeated by the Diabolo while trying to save little Mio's (Ren's cousin's) soul... Despite the failure, they were compensated with powers worth the girl's life.
2-volume Girls Saurus (2001) is a male manga where Shingo Chiryuu suffers from gynophobia. His fear of women developed after a fat girl's attack, now making him see them as dinosaurs. To complicate things, girls seem always around. So Shingo has no other way but to cure this fear... A sequel manga in 10 volumes, Girls Saurus DX, proceeded in 2002.
Koi Tomurai manga (Love Burial) is a romance story collection. Asahi, mourning her former best friend, comes to a desolate school on the hill notorious as cursed and last for any visitor. Only there does Asahi meet him...!
The Bitter Virgin manga was released in 2005 targeting mature readers. Suwa Daisuke behaves like a young local playboy able to win over any schoolgirl. Only Aikawa Hinako seems an exception but only till he accidentally learns her dark secret...
One of Kusunoki's latest horror mangas is Kedamono no Uta (2008). Its action unfolds in a monster world. Heavily beaten up at an ex-hospital, Kotoha recovers looked after by her classmate Yui. She says she can recall something only when on the crime scene again. Yui decides to find the criminal and save Kotoha's reputation by bringing her there.
In 2009 Kusunoki began releasing her new Yaoyorozu Toushinden Kami-gakari manga. So she keeps pleasing her fans.
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