Aya Kanno

Aya Kanno (菅野文, Kanno Aya, born 30 January 1980 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She is the former assistant of manga artist Masashi Asaki of Psychometrer Eiji fame. Her debut was in the January 2001 issue of Hana to Yume with Soul Rescue. Thus far, her work has only been serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga anthologies: Hana to Yume, The Hana to Yume, Hana to Yume Plus, and now primarily in Bessatsu Hana to Yume, in which her latest work, Otomen, is currently running.

Also, she has completed Kokoro ni Hana wo.

List of works

• 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)
• Akusaga (悪性 -アクサガ-) (2005–2006) (published in English as Blank Slate, 2008)
• Otomen (オトメン) (2006–present)
• Blank Slate

Illustration credits

(Boys' Love novels)

• TK

External links

• KANNO Aya Official Blog (Japanese)
• Kanno Aya's Official Facebook page (Japanese)
• Tokyopop (English licensor)
• Interview with KANNO Aya (Japanese)