Aya Kanno

is a Japanese manga artist. After working as an assistant to Masashi Asaki of ''Psychometrer Eiji'' fame, she debuted as a professional manga artist in ''Hana to Yume'' in 2001 with her fantasy-action series ''Soul Rescue''. She has since published manga primarily in Hakusensha's (girls') manga anthologies: ''Hana to Yume'', ''The Hana to Yume'', ''Hana to Yume Plus'', and ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume''. Kanno is best known for her romantic comedy series ''Otomen'', which was adapted into a live-action television drama in 2009. Her historical dark fantasy series ''Requiem of the Rose King'', based on William Shakespeare's ''Richard III'', was adapted into an anime by J.C.Staff in 2022. Provided by Wikipedia