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 and N.

Tachibana Higuchi
樋口 橘
Born (1976-03-16) March 16, 1976 (age 48)
Kyoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Writing scripts and art
Notable works
Gakuen Alice
Portrait of M and N
http://higunet.boo.jp/

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

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  • Swan Lake (1999, Hakusensha)[2]
  • Portrait of M and 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)
  • The Witch of Champignon(2019-ongoing , Manga Park )-4 volumes already published (as of August 2022)

References

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  1. ^ Tokyopop's interview with Tachibana Higuchi
  2. ^ "S-book.net" スワン レイク (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "MとNの肖像 1" (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "MとNの肖像 6" (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  5. ^ "S-book.net" 学園アリス 1 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  6. ^ "S-book.net" 学園アリス 27 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  7. ^ "S-book.net" 手紙 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "Gakuen Alice's Higuchi Starts Anne no Magomago Tosho Land Manga". Anime News Network. August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
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