Kaori Yuki
Kaori Yuki (由貴 香織里
Yuki Kaori) is a
manga artist (or
mangaka) from
Tokyo. Her birthday is
18 December.
The "Kaori" Part of "Kaori Yuki" is her real name. The meaning of its kanji are: 'Yuki'= values reason; 'Kaori'= home of frangrance creation/ perfume. She became a professional manga artist in 1987, after placing in one of the many
contests held by
Hana to Yume. She rarely appears at events or reveals much information about herself, therefore little is known about her. She is usually published in Bessatsu Hana to Yume.Many of her stories have gothic undertone, featuring dark characters caught up in twisted or impossible relationships. As a great fan of movies and Alice in Wonderland, many references to Alice and various sci-fi and horror movies can be found in her manga. Her biggest success was
Angel Sanctuary, which has been adapted into OVA and released in several countries. The more recent manga Blood Hound has also been adapted into a TV series.Her works include:
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Angel Sanctuary*
Blood Hound*
Boys Next Door*
Count Cain (Technically Earl Cain)
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Cruel Fairytales*
Gravel Kingdom*
Kaine*
Ludwig Kakumei*
Meine Liebe (character design)
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Neji*
0 no Soukoushi*
Psycho Knocker*
Fairy Cube