Moto Hagio
In the mid-1980s, Hagio wrote her first long work – "Marginal". Prior to writing "Iguana Girl" in 1991, Hagio had not set her works in contemporary Japan. Moto Hagio had a role in the 2008 film "Domomata no Shi" ("Death of Domomata"). On June 11, 2009, a party was held in Moto Hagio's honor, "celebrating her 40th year as a professional manga artist". Approximately 200 people attended. In 2011, Joshibi University of Art and Design appointed Hagio as a guest professor.