Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nari Kusakawa
Looking up some of the hits that Gwern introduced, it is clear that Kusakawa has produced a body of work that has been the subject of "multiple independent periodical articles or reviews". There are reviews http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-06-02 here, http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/09/01/the-recipe-for-gertrude-book-1/ here, http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/palette-12-secret-colors-volumes-1-and-2-review here, http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/the-recipe-for-gertrude-volume-1 here, http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-recipe-for-gertrude/g.novel-1 here, http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-2209/ here, and http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/01/29/three-manga-in-yalsas-2008-list-of-best-graphic-novels-for-teens/ here. And that's only a small sampling, because there are more in English and I didn't even search French, Japanese or Chinese sites. If one complains that these are just fan sites (which is not the case), I can add that her work has appeared in the http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/1378-top-10-manga-for-2007--.html Top Ten Manga list of Publishers Weekly (the main industry magazine), and was even selected by the Young Adult Library Services Association (a division of the ALA, the main library organization in the USA) as one of the http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/09ggnt 2009 Great Graphic Novels for Teens. She clearly satisfies 
— User:Michitaro, 19:39, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:AUTHOR (Wikipedia:Notability)