Jun Mochizuki
Biography. Jun Mochizuki was born on December 22 in Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from high school, Mochizuki applied for an art school, but was ultimately not accepted into the school. Following this, she continued drawing and eventually submitted her work to Square Enix. Her first work was a one-shot titled "Pandora Hearts". Following the one-shot's publication, she launched "Crimson-Shell". It was serialized in "Monthly GFantasy" from September 2005 to February 2006. Following "Crimson-Shell"s completion, she launched "Pandora Hearts" (different from the one-shot) in "Monthly GFantasy" on May 18, 2006. The series concluded  in "Monthly GFantasy" on March 18, 2015. The series did well, and received an anime television series adaptation. Following "Pandora Hearts" conclusion, she launched "The Case Study of Vanitas" in "Monthly Gangan Joker" on December 22, 2015. Like her previous series, "The Case Study of Vanitas" also received an anime television series adaptation, which premiered in July 2021. Influences. Mochizuki has cited "Fullmetal Alchemist"s author Hiromu Arakawa as her main source for inspiration. Arakawa was the reason Mochizuki chose to submit to Square Enix instead of other manga publishers.