Rinko Ueda

is a Japanese manga artist who does mainly shojo manga. Her works are primarily serialized in Margaret magazine, with series published in collected volumes by Shueisha, though she has also been featured in fellow Shueisha publication Ribon, as well as illustrating the novel adaptation of her own Stepping on Roses series in Cobalt.

In 2014, Rinko Ueda would release two new titles, the series "Maria no Shiro" and a one-shot titled "Hoikumen!".