Ume Aoki
Ume Aoki (蒼樹 うめ Aoki Ume) is a Japanese mangaka born August 3. She illustrated under the pennames Apply Fujimiya (藤宮 アプリ Fujimiya Apuri) for the visual novel Sanarara (Nekoneko Soft) and Apricot+ for most of the doujinshi that she writes. Ume's most well-known work is Hidamari Sketch, also known as Sunshine Sketch. She is also the voice of the little caterpillar creature in the anime for Hidamari Sketch. Most notably, Aoki provided the original character designs for Puella Magi Madoka Magica. She is from Hyōgo Prefecture.
Works
- Hidamari Sketch (ひだまりスケッチ) (2004, ongoing) (manga, original creator)
- Hidamari Sketch (2007) (anime, original creator)
- Hidamari Sketch x 365 (2008) (anime, original creator)
- Hidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆ (2009) (anime, original creator)
- Tetsunagi Kooni (てつなぎこおに。) (manga, original creator)
- Sanarara (サナララ) (visual novel by Nekoneko Soft, illustrator)
- Two Smiling Faces (笑顔ふたつ Egao Futatsu) (manga, original creator)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (anime, original character design)
Gallery
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Cover
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Homura and Madoka doujin page
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Fan translation of Homura and Madoka doujin page
Fan translation: "S: Sorry, sorry!! It was just kind of vague so I... K: ...ah! So you mean I should make myself clear? S: Ah, yeah, I guess? K: Nnn~ Sayaka, I want to go to the park together with you, how about it? S: ...yeah. K: Alright!! Then let's move! S: However you think about that just now, it was an invitation to a date."
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Sayaka seems smitten
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Ending in widddeee-face Homura