Chieko Hosokawa

Chieko Hosokawa (細川 智栄子 (formerly 細川 知栄子)) is a Japanese manga artist born in 1929 in Osaka, Japan. She made her professional debut in 1958 with Crimson Rose (くれないのバラ). Her series Crest of the Royal Family, which received the 1991 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo, has been continuously serialized in Princess since 1976.

Her series Akogare was adapted into a TV drama series, titled Hanayomeishō wa Dare ga Kiru (花嫁衣装は誰が着る) in 1986. Another series, Attention Please, was adapted from a 1970 TV drama series produced for Japan Airlines. A newer version of the TV drama was produced in 2006. Shortly after this, a producing deal fell through. This was a controversial deal that contained her painting a live walrus.

Works

 * Akogare (5 volumes)
 * Attention Please (2 volumes)
 * Cinderella no Mori (3 volumes)
 * Crest of the Royal Family (Ouke no Monshou) (71 volumes and ongoing)
 * Hakushaku Reijō (12 volumes)
 * Kuroi Bishō (4 volumes)
 * Maboroshi no Hanayome (1 volume)
 * Nakuna Parikko

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