Aya Kanno

Aya Kanno (菅野 文) is a Japanese manga artist. After working as an assistant to Masashi Asaki of Psychometrer Eiji fame, she debuted as a professional manga artist in Hana to Yume in 2001 with her fantasy-action series Soul Rescue. She has since published manga primarily in Hakusensha's shōjo (girls') manga anthologies: Hana to Yume, The Hana to Yume, Hana to Yume Plus, and Bessatsu Hana to Yume. Kanno is best known for her romantic comedy series Otomen, which was adapted into a live-action television drama in 2009. Her historical dark fantasy series Requiem of the Rose King, based on William Shakespeare's Richard III, was adapted into an anime by J.C.Staff in 2022.

Series

 * Soul Rescue (ソウルレスキュー) (2001–2002)
 * Kokoro ni Hana wo!! (ココロに花を!!) (2003–2004)
 * Hokusō Shinsengumi (北走新選組) (2003–2004)
 * Kōtetsu no Hana (凍鉄の花) (2003–2005)
 * Blank Slate (悪性 －アクサガ－) (2005–2006)
 * Otomen (オトメン) (2006–2012)
 * Makoto no Kuni (誠のくに) (2013)
 * Requiem of the Rose King (薔薇王の葬列) (2013–2022)

Art books

 * Bara-Ō no Sōretsu Irasuto-shū: Keikyoku no Hitsugi (「薔薇王の葬列」イラスト集　荊棘の棺) (Akita Shoten, 15 June 2018)