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Koge-Donbo* | |
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| こげどんぼ* | |
| Born | (1976-02-27)27 February 1976 (age 49) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
Koge-Donbo* (こげどんぼ*) is a Japanesemanga artist. Koge-Donbo* started her career soon after college as adoujinshi artist. She got the idea of a unique pen-name, Kobe-Donbo* fromAkira Toriyama's pet cat. She made her first official US appearance atOtakon 2004 in Baltimore, MD as a Guest of Honor. Before that, she appeared at the AnimeGamers USA retail store inLos Angeles,California on July 7, 2002, for an autograph session promoting herChocola 2001 artbook. She returned for another autograph session at the same store on August 3, 2004. She was a Guest of Honor atAnime Expo 2006, presenting the world premiere of the newDi Gi Charat animation series.
Often very shy, her drawings express her beauty and characteristic "cute" factor. She is aHarry Potter fan and has done many fan drawings on herHarry Potterfan site. In 2008, Koge Donbo* finished working on the sequel (ending with chapter 26) of theKamichama Karin series, namedKamichama Karin Chu. A few months later, she started working on a new manga calledNaki Shōjo no Tame no Pavane, serialised in Mag Garden'sComic Blade manga magazine, with six volumes out currently.
On Koge-Donbo's official website, she has announced that she would be starting a new manga called "DokiDoki! Tama-tan," featuring the "Magical Usamimi Girl" pictures that have been on her website. It was launched in Nakayoshi's March 2009 issue.[1] Donbo added an "*" mark to her formal pen name in April 2008.
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