Futago Kamikita

Jitsuna Kamikita (上北実那) and Kizuna Kamikita (上北希沙), born August 11 1960 in Kōchi Prefecture, are two Japanese manga artists and character designers, twin sisters, who work together under the pseudonym of Futago Kamikita (上北ふたご). They are best known for the manga versions of the Pretty Cure franchise.

Their previous pen names include Futago Kamikitazawa (上北沢ふたご), and Shimai Kamikita (上北姉妹).

Biography
The Kamikita twins started drawing at a young age, influenced by their mother, passionate about painting. Later on, they attended the University of Tokyo.

As animators and designers in Hiroshi Sasagawa's studio, in 1989 they won the Shueisha Akatsuka Award with RED HOT, published in the special winter issue of Shōnen Jump. From 2002 to 2004, they drew the paper version of Akubi Girl, and then they started adapting Pretty Cure, serialized in Nakayoshi, of which they also realized short sticker stories throughout the years. In 2006, the Kamikita twins participated in designing the monsters of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. 2006 was also the year of Otona no naisho-banashi ~ Tobī to Eruka no dokidoki nikki ~ (大人のないしょ話～トビーとエルカのドキドキ日記～). In January 2008, the joined the staff of the remake of Yatterman as character designers.

In 2011 they joined the planning of the collectible card game Cardfight!! Vanguard. In the second half of 2012, they illustrated three storybooks for children: Cinderella, Snow White and The Little Mermaid.

Manga

 * RED HOT – short story, 1989
 * Kekkō majo kamo (けっこう魔女かも) – short story, 1995
 * Kimagure Matatabishi Star (きまぐれマタタビシスターズ) – 1995–1996
 * Akubi Girl (よばれてとびでて！アクビちゃん) – 2002-2004
 * Futari wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア) – single volume, 2004–2005
 * Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart (ー マックスハート)) – 2005–2006
 * Eiga Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (映画 ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart (ー マックスハート)) – single volume, 2005
 * Eiga Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2 Yukizora no tomodachi (映画 ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart 2 (ー マックスハート2) 雪空のともだち) – single volume, 2005
 * Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash☆Star (ふたりはプリキュア Splash☆Star (スプラッシュ☆スター)) – 2 volumes, 2006–2007
 * Eiga Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash☆Star Tick tack kiki ippatsu! (映画 ふたりはプリキュア Splash☆Star (スプラッシュ☆スター) チクタク危機一髪！) – single volume, 2006
 * Otona no naisho-banashi ~ Tobī to Eruka no dokidoki nikki ~ (大人のないしょ話～トビーとエルカのドキドキ日記～) – 2006
 * Yes! PreCure 5 (Ｙｅｓ！プリキュア５) – 2007–2008
 * Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! (Ｙｅｓ！プリキュア５ GoGo！) – 2008–2009
 * Fresh Precure! (フレッシュプリキュア！) – 2 volumes, 2009–2010
 * HeartCatch PreCure! (ハートキャッチプリキュア！) – 2 volumes, 2010–2011
 * Suite Precure♪ (スイートプリキュア♪) – 2 volumes, 2011–2012
 * Smile Precure! (スマイルプリキュア！) – 2012–2013
 * Dokidoki! PreCure (ドキドキ！プリキュア) – 2013–2014
 * HappinessCharge PreCure! (ハピネスチャージプリキュア!) – 2014–2015
 * Go! Princess PreCure (Go！プリンセスプリキュア) – 2015–2016
 * Maho Girls PreCure! (魔法つかいプリキュア！) – 2016–2017
 * Kirakira PreCure a la Mode (キラキラ☆プリキュアアラモード) – 2017–2018
 * Hugtto! PreCure (ＨＵＧっと！プリキュア) – 2018–2019
 * Star Twinkle PreCure (スター☆トゥインクルプリキュア) – 2019
 * Healin' Good Pretty Cure (ヒーリングっど♡プリキュア) - 2020-2021
 * Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア) - 2021-2022
 * Delicious Party Pretty Cure (デリシャスパーティ♡プリキュア) - 2022–present

Character design

 * Time Bokan
 * Yattodetaman (1981)
 * Gyakuten! Ippatsuman (1982–1983)
 * Itadakiman (1983)
 * Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman (2000)
 * Yatterman (2008)
 * Yoroshiku Mechadock (1984–1985)
 * Akubi Girl (2001)
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004-2008)
 * Ippatsuhitchū!! Devander (2012)