Pink Aomata

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Pink Aomata (碧也ぴんく Aomata Pinku - a pen name, born ?-02-05) is a Japanese mangaka, primarily for a shōjo audience. Her debut was in 1988 with Shōnen Ninja Kumari, in the Newtype supplement Comic Genki published by Kadokawa Shoten. She became best known however for two long running manga versions of Kyokutei Bakin's epic 19th century novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden. The first, titled just Hakkenden, is a straight adaptation; the second, Blind Game, is a retelling set in the near future. Also durable is her Kigai Karte series, a collection of different stories, began in 1994 and still ongoing as of April 2006, in the magazine Wings published by Shinshokan.

None of Aomata's manga are available translated into English. However, one of her earlier works, Fight!, was adapted as a single episode OVA by J.C.Staff in 1993, and was released in the US by Media Blasters in 2001.

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Shōnen Ninja Kumari (少年忍者KUMARI), Comic Genki, 1 tankōbon
Fight! (in roman), Wings, 3 tankōbon
Hakkenden, (八犬伝), February 1989 - May 2002, 15 tankōbon or 8 bunkoban
Blind Game (in roman, surtitled ニューエイジ八犬伝 New Age Hakkenden), Mystery DX, 10 tankōbon
Wedding Dress ni Akai Bara (ウェディングドレスに紅いバラ), story by Yoshiki Tanaka, Noel, 1 tankōbon, also illustrations for novel version
Panta Pān (パンタ　パーン), Wings, 2 tankōbon
Sasara Saya (ささら　さや), story by Tomono Kanō, 2 tankōbon
Glass no Kirin (ガラスの麒麟), story by Tomono Kanō, Spica 2004-11-29 - 2005-04-28, 2 tankōbon
Kigai Karte series (鬼外カルテ), Wings, ongoing as of April 2006
- Suichū Dōji (水中童子), 1 tankōbon
- Golden Child (in roman), 2 tankōbon
- Hana mo Yuki mo Kitto... (花も雪もきっと…), 2 tankōbon
- 1/2 (read ワン・ハーフ One Half), 1 tankōbon
- Natsuyuki Hime (なつゆき姫), 1 tankōbon
- Shiranami (in roman, 白浪 given kanji), 3 tankōbon
- Satori Yado no Jujin (さとり宿の主人), 1 tankōbon
- Machibito (マチビト), 1 tankōbon
- Prince Mermaid (プリンス・マーメイド), 1 tankōbon
- Yume ni Yuki, Sora ni Hana (ゆめに雪　そらに花), 1 tankōbon
- Minas da Prata (ミナス・ダ・プラタ), 1 tankōbon
- Neko no Ōkoku (猫の王国), 1 tankōbon
- Tayū: Dramatic Torso (太夫～Dramatic Torso～), 2 tankōbon
Hime-sama no Hanataba (姫様の花束), Spica 2005-10-28 - , ongoing as of April 2006