is the pen name of a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 manga artist

Mangaka

is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...

 born on November 29 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture

Miyagi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...

, Japan

Japan

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Sakurano made her debut in 1995 with her story Mother Doll, which tied for first place in the 1st Enix 21st Century Manga Prize contest, sharing the prize with Yasaka Mamiko's Kaze no Daidōzoku. Her representative work is Mamotte Shugogetten, which was adapted into an anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 TV series and an OVA series. After a dispute in 2001, Sakurano stopped publishing Shugogetten in Enix

Enix

The was a Japanese company that produced video games, anime and manga. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975 as and renamed Enix in 1982...

's Shōnen Gangan and moved publication to Comic Blade

Comic Blade

is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and is sold on the thirtieth of each month. The manga series are published in tankōbon under the imprint.-Serialized manga:...

, published by Mag Garden

Mag Garden

is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix...

 under the title Mamotte Shugogetten! Retrouvailles.

Manga

• Mamotte Shugogetten! (11 volumes, 1996–2000, Shōnen Gangan)
• Shōuindō no Emily: Sakurano Minene Short Story Collection (1 volume, 1997, Gangan Comics)
• Jōshū Tōzoku Aratamegata Hinagiku Kenzan! (3 volumes, 1999–2001, Gangan Wing)
• Healing Planet (1 volume, 2000–2001, Shōnen Gangan)
• Mamotte Shugogetten! Retrouvailles (6 volumes, 2002–2005, Comic Blade
  Comic Blade
  is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and is sold on the thirtieth of each month. The manga series are published in tankōbon under the imprint.-Serialized manga:...
  
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• Madoromyāna no Komoriuta (2004, Comic Blade Masamune
  Comic Blade Masamune
  was a bi-monthly Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden that contains manga and information about those series. It began in December 2002 and ceased publication on June 15, 2007, to be revamped as a new magazine called Comic Blade Avarus....
  
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• Yggdrasil Liveline (2004–2005, Comic Blade Masamune)
• Hinagiku Kenzan: Ippon Ōkamachi-hen (1 volume, 2006–2007, Comic Blade Masamune)
• Fairial Garden (2007–2010, Comic Blade)
• Hoshi no Dai Circus (2011-ongoing, Comic Blade)

Art books

(1999-04-18, Enix

Enix

The was a Japanese company that produced video games, anime and manga. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975 as and renamed Enix in 1982...

, ISBN 4-7575-0014-9)

• Days of Moonlight (2003, Mag Garden
  Mag Garden
  is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix...
  
  , ISBN 4-901926-95-0 (limited edition), ISBN 4-901926-97-7 (standard edition)

Anthologies

These are anthologies

Anthology

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...

in which Sakurano's works appeared., (Super Comic Gekijō Vol.1: Tōshinden 2, Enix), (Super Comic Gekijō Vol.2: Fire Emblem, Enix)

External links

Sakuranosono (official site) Momo Five (official blog)