Sanami Matoh

Sanami Matoh (真東 砂波) (born April 29, 1969) is a popular manga artist and writer. Hugely popular in Japan, especially among teenage girls. Matoh debuted as a manga artist in 1990 with Next to an Angel published by Akita Shoten. Her other works include -Fake-, By the Sword, and Black x Blood. She has also written quite a few dōjinshi, mostly about the popular manga One Piece. She taught Kazuma Kodaka, the author of Kizuna: Bonds of Love, shoujo manga drawing techniques.

List of works

 * (1990) Tenshi no Soba
 * (1992) Penguin no Ousama (ペンギンの王様)
 * (1994) Fake
 * (1995) Ra-i (ライ)
 * (1995) Black x Blood
 * (1998) Full Moon ni Sasayaite (FULL MOONにささやいて); English translation: Until the Full Moon (2005)
 * (1999) TenRyu: The Dragon Cycle; English release (2005)
 * (2000) Yo-u (妖 -YO U-); English translation: By The Sword (2005)
 * (2004) Torāshiyu (トラッシュ); English translation: Trash (2006)
 * (2007) Fake Second Season