Aoi Hiiragi

Aoi Hiiragi (柊 あおい, Hiiragi Aoi^?, born November 22, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist born in Kamifukuoka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, though she grew up in Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi Prefecture. Hiiragi currently resides in Hakodate, Hokkaidō.

Hiiragi made her manga debut with Cobalt Blue no Hitoshizuku in the manga magazine Ribon Original in 1984. Many consider stories such as Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette and Gin'iro no Harmony to be her masterpieces. However, she is most well known for her Whisper of the Heart manga, which was made into an anime film by Studio Ghibli. Baron, Neko no Danshaku, was also animated by Studio Ghibli and released as The Cat Returns. While a sequel of sorts, it is not a continuation of the story found in Whisper.

Bibliography

Manga

Series

• Gin'iro no Harmony (Ribon, 1990–1992)
• Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette (Ribon, 1985–1989)
• Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette Bangaihen
  • Oinari-san Dai Panic (Ribon, 1988)
  • Engage (Ribon Original, 1991)
  • Engage II
• Kono Machi de Kimi ni (Margaret, 2002)
• "Okaa-san" no Jikan
• Peppermint Graffiti (Ribon Original, 1994)
• Mimi wo Sumaseba (Ribon, 1989)
• Mimi wo Sumaseba: Shiawase na Jikan (Ribon Original, 1995)
• Smile! (Margaret, 1998)
• Step (Ribon, 1993)
• Yuki no Sakura no Ki no Shita de... (Bouquet, 1997)
• Yume no Machi: Neko no Danshaku (Margaret, 2002)

One-shots

• Campus Sketch
• Cobalt Blue no Hitoshizuku (her debut work)
• Harukaze no Melody
• Hajimemashite
• Joshikō no Okite
• Kikyou no Saku Goro
• Kisetsu no Shiori
• Kono Machi de Anata ni
• Kono Machi de Issho ni
• Kono Machi de Kimi ni
• Mahō no Toketa Princess
• Naimono Nedari
• Naimono Nedari 2
• Otome Gokoro·Yume Gokoro
• Shōjo Shōkei
• Spring!
• Yuki no Sakura no Ki no Shita de...
• Yume no Kaori no Tea Time

Commissioned works

• Baron, Neko no Danshaku (2002)

Art books

• Sora no Eki (2002)

Image album

• Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette Image album (Warner/Pioneer, 1987)