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In 1983, she made her debut in the June issue of Manga Burikko. She went on to publish works such as Virgin (1985, Byakuya Shobo), Boyfriend is Better (1986, Hakusensha), pink (1989, Magazine House), Tokyo Girls Bravo (1993, JICC Publishing Bureau), River’s Edge (1994, Takarajimasha), I Am Your Toy (1995, Shodensha), Helter Skelter (2003, Shodensha), and Foam of the Daze (2003, Takarajimasha).
With Helter Skelter, she received the Excellence Award in the Manga Division at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival, and the Grand Prize in the Manga category at the 8th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. In 1996, her creative activities were interrupted due to a traffic accident. In 2012, the film adaptation of Helter Skelter, directed by Mika Ninagawa, was released. In 2015, her solo exhibition “Girls’ Life on the Battlefield” was held at the Setagaya Literary Museum in Tokyo.