Ume Aoki

Ume-sensei in caterpillar form

Ume Aoki (蒼樹 うめ Aoki Ume) is a Japanese mangaka born August 3. She illustrated under the pennames Apply Fujimiya 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(ひだまりスケッチ), 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 Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. She lives in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Works

• Hidamari Sketch (manga, original creator)
• Hidamari Sketch (anime, original creator)
• Hidamari Sketch x 365 (anime, original creator)
• Hidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆ (anime, original creator)
• Tetsunagi Kooni (manga, original creator)
• Sanarara (visual novel by Nekoneko Soft, illustrator)
• Two Smiling Faces (manga, original creator)
• Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (anime, original character design)