Mitsukazu Mihara

Mitsukazu Mihara
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Years active1994–present
Known forDoll
Websitehttp://www.mitsukazu.com/

Mitsukazu Mihara (三原ミツカズ, Mihara Mitsukazu, born October 17, 1970, in Hiroshima) is a Japanese illustrator who helped to influence the Gothic Lolita look through her illustrations, particularly as the cover illustrator for the first eight volumes of the Gothic & Lolita Bible.[1] In 1994, she won a contest in the Japanese manga magazine Feel Young with her debut "Keep Those Condoms Away From Our Kids" (ゴムのいらない子供たち, "Gomu no Iranai Kodomo-tachi"), later published by Shodensha in her short story collection IC in a Sunflower (集積回路のヒマワリ, Shūseki Kairo no Himawari).[2]

She resides in Osaka, Japan.[1]

  1. ^ a b Schilling, Kathy (February 2008). Winterberg, Jenna; et al. (eds.). "An Illustrious Goth-Loli Career: Interview with Mitsukazu Mihara". Gothic & Lolita Bible. 1. Los Angeles: Tokyopop: 96–99. ISBN 978-1-4278-0347-4.
  2. ^ "Manga+Comics: Mitsukazu Mihara: IC in a Sunflower". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2011.