Manga Life
(born 1972) is a Japanese manga artist, born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is best known for his manga series "Kaishain no Melody", which won the 1998 Bungeishunjū Manga Award (for the second volume—the first volume was nominated but did not win). He made his professional debut with "Seikimatsu na Yatsura" in the February 1993 issue of "Manga Life Variety".