Tachibana Higuchi

Tachibana Higuchi (樋口 橘, Higuchi Tachibana; born March 16, 1976) is a Japanese manga artist known for her works of Gakuen Alice and Portrait of M & N.

Tachibana Higuchi 樋口 橘
Born	(1976-03-16) March 16, 1976 (age 49) Kyoto, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Writing scripts and art
Notable works	Gakuen Alice Portrait of M & N Champignon no Majo
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In year 1996, she first made her professional debut in Bessatsu Hana to Yume's 5th issue, entitled 5 Gatsu no Sakura (5月のサクラ; The Cherry Blossoms of May).

With an interview with Tokyopop she gave a detailed look on how she started as a manga artist:

I first submitted a manga story a while after I graduated from high school. Up until then I was studying for the entrance examinations for the Art University, and as part of that, I sometimes drew manga and four-panel strip comics for fun.

Because I was conscious of the fact that I had started drawing manga in earnest at a later age, I think my progress during the beginning on drawing and storytelling techniques was fast as I frantically tried to absorb everything I could learn about creating manga. After the serialization of the story began, as I got busy, I was so desperate to submit it on time that I feel that the drawings probably haven’t improved much compared to before.

During the serialization of the manga, I think my story telling techniques improved more as I concerned myself with how to catch the attention of the readers, how well one can incorporate what the readers are seeking into the story.^[1]

Her current completed work is Gakuen Alice.

Works

• Swan Lake (1999, Hakusensha)^[2]
• Portrait of M & N (2000–2002, serialized in Hana to Yume, Hakusensha)^[3][4]
• Gakuen Alice (学園アリス, Gakuen Arisu) (2003-2013, serialized in Hana to Yume, Hakusensha)^[5][6]
  • Kageki No Kuni No Alice (Alice in the Country of the Opera) (2016-2017, Hana To Yume) (3 volumes)
• Letter (手紙, tegami) (2014, Hakusensha)^[7]
• Anne no Magomago Tosho Land (アンのマゴマゴ図書之国, An no magomago tosho rando) (2014, to be serialized in Hana to Yume, Hakusensha)^[8](3 volumes)
• Champignon no Majo (シャンピニオンの魔女, Shanpinion no Majo) (2019-ongoing, serialized in Manga Park, Hakusensha)