Ai Morinaga

Ai Morinaga was a Japanese manga artist born in Okayama Prefecture, who made her professional debut with '11-nenme no Megami' in 1993. She created popular series such as Your & My Secret, My Heavenly Hockey Club, Duck Prince, and The Gorgeous Life of Strawberry Chan, many of which received English releases. Her last serialization, Kirara no Hoshi, ran from 2010 to 2015, and she passed away on August 2, 2019, due to health issues.[1][2]