Moto Hagio

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Moto Hagio (萩尾 望都, Hagio Moto^?) is a female mangaka born on May 12, 1949 in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, though she currently lives in Saitama Prefecture. She is considered a "founding mother" of modern shōjo manga, especially shōnen-ai. She is also the member of Year 24 group.

Little of her work has been translated from the original Japanese. Following is a short list of those which have been translated:

• A, A', which is currently in print and includes three stories entitled A, A' (A, A Prime), 4/4 (Quatre-Quarts), and X+Y parts one and two.
• They Were 11, which is part of a compilation entitled Four Shojo Stories (currently out of print) which includes three other stories by two other artists. They Were 11 is available on VHS as an anime, in both dubbed and subtitled formats. Like most anime based on manga, there are various minor changes and omissions.
• Hanshin, a short story, which was published in issue 269 of The Comics Journal alongside an interview with Moto Hagio conducted by Matt Thorn.

A, A' and They Were 11 have science fiction settings, and both They Were 11 and X+Y include transgender elements. The science fiction aspects in particular have led to Hagio's work appealing to manga readers who do not generally like shoujo manga.