Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō
She's the cousin of manga artist Satsuki Igarashi, who's part of the collective Clamp.
She debuted in 1968 while still a third-year high school student at Asahi Gaoka High School in Sapporo. Her first work, Shiroi Same no iru Shima, ran in Shueisha's Ribon magazine. But she's best known for Candy Candy, which won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award in 1977.
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