Yoshiko Nishitani

is a Japanese manga artist pioneering in shōjo manga. She released her works in Shōjo Club and Margaret. According to Rachel Thorn, Nishitani "more or less single-handedly invented the school campus romance that remains the mainstay of shôjo manga today", and Robert Petersen regards her innovation as giving her characters personality. She gave her readers characters that were like them, "teenaged Japanese girls dealing with friendships, family, school, and, yes, falling in love." Her success inspired an influx of female manga artists. Her manga Mary Lou is thought to have opened up the idea of shōjo manga telling stories about ordinary teenagers.

Works (1964, Bessatsu Margaret) (1965, Margaret) (1966, Margaret) (1967, Margaret) (1967, Margaret) (1967, Margaret) (1968, Margaret) (1969, Margaret) (1971, Margaret) (1971, Margaret) (1972, Seventeen) (1974, Margaret) (1975, Shōjo Comic) (1976, LaLa) (1977, Hana to Yume) (1977, Margaret) (1978, Margaret) (1980, Margaret) (1980, Bouquet) (1981, Margaret)