Yun Kouga

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Yun Kouga (高河ゆん Kōga Yun) is a Japanese mangaka who started out as a dōjinshi artist for works such as Gundam Wing.

She debuted as a manga artist in 1988 with Metal Heart, which ran in Comic VAL. Over the years, she has gained a sizable fanbase. She is known for her use of shōnen-ai love scenarios and sci-fi settings in many of her manga titles, and also for her fluid, elegant artistic style.

She was born on July 9, 1965, and married a fellow manga and dōjinshi artist known as Katsuneko on July 8, 1992. Their daughter, Miyabi, was born on April 27, 1994.

Her works include:

Metal (1988)
源氏 (Genji) (1988-1995)
アーシアン (Āshian, Earthian) (1988-1994)
Ren-Ai (1989)
You're My Only Shinin' Star (1991)
ローラカイザー (Rōrakaizaa) (1992)
超獣伝説ゲシュタルト (Chōjū Densetsu Geshutaruto, Gestalt) (1993-2000)
Loveless (2002-present)
天使庁 (Tenshichō) (2005-present)

New editions of Gestalt and Earthian were released in the 2000s. These editions offer a small update by the author, as well as new covers and several color inserts. The new edition of Earthian is being released in the United States by Blu Manga.