Lily Hoshino

Lily Hoshino (星野 リリィ, Hoshino Riryi; born December 17, 1978^[1]) is a Japanese manga artist. She is known for her extremely cute art style featured in her many published manga, some of which are boys' love (BL) series.^[2]

Lily Hoshino
星野 リリィ
Born	(1978-12-17) December 17, 1978 (age 46) Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Spouse	Unnamed husband ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	2

On January 25, 2016, Hoshino announced that she had gotten married.^[3] In September 2016, she gave birth to her first child, a son.^[4] In March 2019, she gave birth to her second son.^[5][6]

Works

Manga

Release date	Japanese title	Romanized title	Notes
July 2000	奥サマは女子高生!?	Oku-sama wa Joshi-kōsei!?
September 2001	抱きごこちはいかが？	Daki-gogochi wa Ikaga?
November 2001	ほしいほしい君がほしい	Hoshii Hoshii Kimi ga Hoshii
September 2002	あいしちゃったの	Ai shichatta no
October 2002	欲ばりはダメなの	Yokubari wa Dame nano
August 2003 – May 2007	都立魔法学園	Toritsu Mahō Gakuen	Three volume series
November 2003	ミックス・ミックス・チョコレート	Mix Mix Chocolate	Released in English as Chocolate Surprise by Aurora Publishing[7]
December 2003	かわいがって下さい	Kawaigatte Kudasai
February 2004	花嫁くん	Hanayome-kun	Released in English as Mr. Flower Bride by Yen Press[8]
June 2004	ハレムでひとり	Harem de Hitori	Released in English as Alone in My King's Harem by Digital Manga Publishing[9]
August 2004	ボクだけの王さま	Boku dake no Ō-sama	Released in English as My Only King by Digital Manga Publishing[10]
September 2004	ナースがお仕事	Nurse ga Oshigoto	Released in English as The Nurse's Job by Digital Manga Publishing[11]
February 2005	スーパーダブル	Super Double
August 2005	花ムコさん	Hanamuko-san	Released in English as Mr. Flower Groom by Yen Press[8]
March 2006	魔法細工	Mahō Saiku
August 2006	私と王子様	Watashi to Ōji-sama
August 2006	ラブクエ	Rabu Kue	Released in English as Love Quest by Yen Press[8]
January 2008 – hiatus[12]	おとめ妖怪ざくろ	Otome Yōkai Zakuro	Adapted into an anime series in 2010;[13] licensed in English by NIS America in 2012[14]
February 2008	ハート貫いて	Heart Tsuranuite	One-shot published in Monthly Comic Avarus[15]
August 2008[16]	夢見る古都	Yumemiru Koto	Released in English as Romance of an Ancient Dreaming City by Digital Manga Publishing[17]
December 2009[18]	夜に生まれた	Yoru ni Umareta
2013[19] – hiatus[4]	きぐるみ防衛隊	Kigurumi Gādianzu	Released in English as Kigurumi Guardians by Kodansha Comics[20]

Anime

• Mawaru Penguindrum (2011) – Original character design^[21]
• A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion (2013) – guest character design^[22]
• Tsukumogami Kashimasu (2018) – Original character design^[23]
• The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians (2024) – Original character design^[24]