Takano, Fumiko

She was born in Niigata prefecture. She won the 11th Japan Cartoonists Association Excellence Award in 1982 for "Zettai Anzen Kamisori", the 7th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2003 for "Kiiroi Hon", and the 38th Iwaya Sazanami Liberal Arts Prize in 2015. (Source: Wikipedia)