Keiko Suenobu

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Keiko Suenobu (Japanese: すえのぶ けいこ, Hepburn: Suenobu Keiko, March 23, 1979) is a female Japanese shōjo manga artist from Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka. She graduated from the School of Art and Design at the University of Tsukuba with a major in sculpture. [1] [2] In 2006, Suenobu's manga series, Life won the Kodansha Manga Award for best shōjo manga. [3] Life and her manga series Limit were adapted for broadcast as live-action television drama series. Bullying is a recurring theme in her stories. [4]

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