Karuho Shiina

is a Japanese manga artist. Her manga Kimi ni Todoke won the award for best shōjo at the 32nd Kodansha Manga Award, and it was nominated for the first Manga Taishō in 2008. It was also adapted into an anime television series, a live action film and a TV drama series.

Works One-shots Analog Apaato - 1996 Orange Apartment - 1997 (sequel of Analog Apaato) Stand by Me - 1998 Garakuta Planet - 1999 Ibitsu na Hoshi no Katachi - 1999 Hi ga Kuretemo Aruiteru - 2001 Sakura Ryou March - 2001 Koi ni Ochiru - 2002 Ashita wa Docchi da - 2002 Aoi Futari - 2003 Mayuge no Kakudo wa 45° de - 2013 (crossover of Kimi ni Todoke and Kazune Kawahara's Aozora Yell)

Series Crazy for You - 6 volumes, 2003–2005 Kimi ni Todoke - 30 volumes, 2006–2017 Kimi ni Todoke: Soulmate - 3 volumes, 2018–2022 (spin-off/sequel of both Crazy for You and Kimi ni Todoke) Gusts and Beats - 4 volumes, 2024–present

Illustrations and supervision Kimi ni Todoke - 16 volumes, novel, author: Kanae Shimokawa, 2007-2015 Kimi ni Todoke: Ashita ni Nareba - one volume, novel, author: Kanae Shimokawa, 2009 Kimi ni Todoke - 13 volumes, Juvenille Books, author: Kanako Shirai, 2011-2015