萩尾望都
At the end of the Sino-Japanese War, Chiba's family lived in the attic of a work-acquaintance of his father until they could find a way to get back to Japan. In 1950, while in elementary school, he made a manga club with his friends. He created his first official manga, "Fukushu no Semushi", (The Hunchback Avenger), in 1956. In 1958, he made his professional debut in "Shōjo Book" with "Butōkai no Shōjo". In the 1960s, he wrote shōnen and shōjo manga at the same time. In 1965 he married his wife, Yukiko. He is personally friends with Moto Hagio and Leiji Matsumoto.