The Magic Touch, Vol. 1
Izumi Tsubaki began drawing manga in her first year of high school. She was soon selected to be in the top 10 of Hana to Yume’s HMC (Hana to Yume Mangaka Course), and subsequently won Hana to Yume’s Athens Newcomer and Big Challenge contests. Her debut title, Chijimete Distance (Shrink the Distance), ran in 2002 in Hana to Yume magazine, issue 17. In addition to The Magic Touch (originally published in Japan as Oyayubi kara Romance, or Romance from the Thumbs), she is also currently working on the manga series Oresama Teacher (I’m the Teacher). Tsubaki-sensei hails from Saitama prefecture, her birthday is December 11, and she confesses that she enjoys receiving massages more than she enjoys giving them.