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Minene Sakurano (桜野 みねね,Sakurano Minene, born 29 November 1973) is the pen name^[2] of aJapanesemanga artist born on November 29 inSendai,Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.^[2]

Sakurano made her debut in 1995 with her storyMother Doll, which tied for first place in the 1st Enix 21st Century Manga Prize contest, sharing the prize with Yasaka Mamiko'sKaze no Daidōzoku.^[3] Her representative work isMamotte Shugogetten, which was adapted into ananime television series and anOVA series. After a dispute in 2001, Sakurano stopped publishingShugogetten inEnix'sShōnen Gangan and moved the publication toComic Blade, published byMag Garden under the titleMamotte Shugogetten! Retrouvailles.

All works are listed chronologically.

• Mamotte Shugogetten! (11 volumes, 1996–2000,Shōnen Gangan)
• Shōuindō no Emily: Sakurano Minene Short Story Collection (1 volume, 1997, Gangan Comics)
• Jōshū Tōzoku Aratamegata Hinagiku Kenzan! (3 volumes, 1999–2001,Gangan Wing)
• Healing Planet (1 volume, 2000–2001,Shōnen Gangan)
• Mamotte Shugogetten! Retrouvailles (6 volumes, 2002–2005,Comic Blade)
• Madoromyāna no Komoriuta (2004,Comic Blade Masamune)
• Yggdrasil Liveline (2004–2005,Comic Blade Masamune)
• Hinagiku Kenzan: Ippon Ōkamachi-hen (1 volume, 2006–2007,Comic Blade Masamune)
• Fairial Garden (2007–2010,Comic Blade)
• Hoshi no Dai Circus (2011-ongoing,Comic Blade)

• Shitenrin (支天輪) (1999-04-18,Enix,ISBN 4-7575-0014-9)
• Days of Moonlight (2003,Mag Garden,ISBN 4-901926-95-0 (limited edition),ISBN 4-901926-97-7 (standard edition)

These areanthologies in which Sakurano's works appeared:

• Eris Futatabi... (エリス再び), (Super Comic Gekijō Vol.1: Tōshinden 2, Enix)
• Daichi no Ken (大地の剣), (Super Comic Gekijō Vol.2: Fire Emblem, Enix)

• (in Japanese)Sakuranosono (official site)
• (in Japanese)Momo Five (official blog)
• Minene Sakurano atAnime News Network's encyclopedia

• Women manga artists
• Manga artists from Miyagi Prefecture
• Manga artists from Shizuoka (city)
• 20th-century Japanese writers
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• Japanese female comics writers
• Japanese female comics artists
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