birth_place awards manga birth_date area article_title name
hachinohe , aomori , japan 1995 and me '' shogakukan manga award for shōjo - '' baby yes september 21 manga artist marimo ragawa
 marimo ragawa
marimo ragawa

marimo ragawa first started submitting manga to comic magazines when she was only 12 years old , which is when she was in 6th grade of elementary school .
she continued to send her manga to the same magazine for four years , but a positive critical reception was yet to come .
ragawa then decided to switch to a different magazine .
surprisingly , her first submission to this magazine , `` hana to yume '' , won a prize called the top-prize -lrb- トップ賞 -rrb- .
two years later , she succeeded in achieving her debut with her first manga , `` time limit '' .
marimo ragawa continues to draw other manga such as `` aka-chan to boku '' -lrb- `` baby and me '' -rrb- , `` new york new york '' , and `` itsudemo otenki kibun '' .
she received the 1995 shogakukan manga award for shōjo for `` baby and me '' .
she continues to draw a tennis themed manga , `` shanimuni-go '' in `` hana to yume '' -lrb- flowers and dreams -rrb- .
marimo ragawa 's calm and cute design is one of the traits of her drawings .
her energetic drawing and characters are very attractive , even to non-manga readers .
she is widely known for her great ability in describing complicated emotions , especially in `` new york new york '' and `` baby and me '' .
her manga `` mashiro no oto '' has been nominated for the 4th manga taishō .
