Midorikawa, Yuki

Yuki Midorikawa (緑川ゆき) is a Japanese manga artist born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1976. She began drawing manga as an elementary school student and first submitted work to Hana to Yume during high school. She won the 18th LaLa Manga Grand Prix Fresh Debut award in 1998 for her short story Coffee Hirari, launching a career in shōjo manga published primarily in Hakusensha's LaLa and LaLa DX.

Her two most successful works are Hotarubi no Mori e, a one-shot manga which received a film adaptation, and Natsume's Book of Friends, an ongoing work which has been adapted into many other formats. The story follows a teenage boy who inherits a book of spirit names from his grandmother and slowly learns to navigate the boundary between the human and supernatural worlds. It was adapted into a seven-season anime (2008–2024) and two theatrical films, and was nominated for the first Manga Taisho award in 2008.

1990s

1998
Kōhī Hirari (珈琲ひらり)
Akaku Saku Koe (あかく咲く声) (1998 - 2000)

2000s

2000
Natsu ni wa Tameiki o Tsuku (夏にはため息をつく)

2001
Hana Oi Bito (花追い人)
Atsui Hibi (アツイヒビ)

2002
Hotarubi no Mori e (蛍火の杜へ)
Kurukuru Ochiba (くるくる落ち葉)
Hi-iro no Isu (緋色の椅子) (2002 - 2004)

2003
Hibi, Fukaku (ひび、深く)
Hanauta Nagaruru (花唄流るる)
Taion no Kakera (体温のかけら)
Natsume Yūjinchō (夏目友人帳) | Published in English as Natsume's Book of Friends (2003, 2005 - present)

2005
Hoshi mo Mienai (星も見えない) 

2010s

2011
Aizoban Hotarubi no Mori e (愛蔵版　蛍火の杜へ)