Makoto Tateno

Makoto Tateno (立野真琴), who also uses the penname Shinjuku Tango, is a Japanese manga artist who made her debut in 1986. Tateno regards her influences as being Go Nagai and Osamu Tezuka. Two of her best known works are Yellow and Happy Boys. For the latter, she used the actors from the live-action drama for her character design - among them protagonist Koji Seto and also Gaku Shindou and Kenta Kamakari as gentlemen hosts. Several of her works have been translated into English, including King of Cards, Hate to Love You, Omen, Red Angel, 9th Sleep, Hero Heel, Ka Shin Fu, Steal Moon, and Yellow.

Selected works

 * (1999) Card no Ousama (カードの王様); English translation: King of Cards (2007)
 * (2001) Kirai Kiraimo (キライ嫌いも); English translation: Hate to Love You (2007)
 * (2002) Yellow
 * (2003) Yokan (予感); English translation: Omen (2008)
 * (2004) CUTExGUY (キュートｘガイ)
 * (2004) Akai Tenshi (赤い天使); English translation: Red Angel (2008)
 * (2004) 9th Sleep (ナインス スリープ) (2007)
 * (2005) Hero Heel (2006)
 * (2006) Ka Shin Fu (花信風) (2007)
 * (2006) Steal Moon (偷月) (2007)
 * (2006) Blue Sheep Reverie (青い羊の夢)