Aoi Hiiragi

Infobox Person
name=Aoi Hiiragi


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birth_date=Birth date and age|1962|11|22|df=y
birth_place=Kamifukuoka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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occupation = Mangaka

Aoi Hiiragi (柊 あおい "Hiiragi Aoi") is a mangaka born on November 22, 1962 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".

Tankōbon

*"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-shot manga

*"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)

External links

* [http://hoshi.nori-nori.net Hoshi no Hitomi no Silhouette Fan Site]