Ume Aoki

Ume-sensei in Metapod form

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

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Hidamari Sketch (ひだまりスケッチ) (2004, ongoing) (manga, original creator)
Hidamari Sketch (2007) (anime, original creator)
Hidamari Sketch ×365 (2008) (anime, original creator)
Hidamari Sketch ×☆☆☆ (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)

Trivia

Ume Aoki's first Puella Magi Madoka Magica doujin sold out in a little over an hour. She had to apologize to the public for the inconvenience. There are photos of the event showing long lines.[1]

General Gallery

Madoka Kaname Original Design
Homura Akemi Original Design
Sayaka Miki Original Design
Mami Tomoe Original Design
Kyubey Original Design
End card for Episode 12
Autographed illustration
Autograph of Homura
Ume 4-koma Megami Magazine
Translated Ume 4koma
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Translated 4koma from Madoka BD volume 1 fanbook.
Translated 4koma from the Madoka BD 2 fanbook. Header is, "Aoki Ume's Special 4 Koma Theater (2)"