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Kira Imai (今井キラ) is a Japanese illustrator based in Tokyo. She primarily draws female characters in cute, feminine clothes and colored in soft pastel hues. Often, their cute clothes are in contrast to an unsmiling or mildly sad, mischievous, wistful, unsettling, or grotesque feature, expression, surroundings, or situation. She is best known for her many illustrations for Angelic Pretty, a well known Lolita fashion brand. She previously worked under the names Shinnosuke Imai (今井しんのすけ) and Gantai Tengoku (眼帯天国).

=Life= Imai was born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. She began her personal website in 1995, and founded the doujin circle Gantai Tengoku (“Eyepatch Heaven”) in September 1996. In 2001 she drew her first illustration for Angelic Pretty. She is childhood friends with one of the founders of the company. She relocated to the Tokyo area in 2005.

=Works=

As Shinnosuke Imai

 * 1999: MARRY

As Gantai Tengoku

 * 2002/08/10: Rosette
 * 2003/08/17: Marionette Theater
 * 2004/08/15: Greta Tragedy
 * 2006/08/13: Caramel Candy

As Imai Kira

 * 2009/08/16: Velour
 * 2011/10/17: Chiffon
 * 2012/07/27: Angelic Pretty Postcard Collection 2001-2012
 * 2012/12/12: The Twins Vanished in the Dark Velvet Night
 * 2013/01/01: Gekkou shoujo
 * 2014/06/21: Girls' Kingdom
 * 2014/11/17: Panier: Kira Imai Lolita Works
 * 2018/01/15: Hitosaji hime
 * 2018/10/23: Angelic Pretty Postcard Collection 2001-2018

2014

 * Hoshi no Alice sama (Novala Takemoto)
 * Sunago no naka yori aoki hana (Ayako Miyagi)

2016

 * Kannou to shoujo (Ayako Miyagi)
 * Kitto anata ha, kono hon ga suki. (Kouji Tokou and Masaaki Takeda)
 * Joseito (Osamu Dazai)

2017

 * Lollipop Syndrome (Bonjour Suzuki)
 * The Best of Bonjour Suzuki (Bonjour Suzuki)