Yukari Fujimoto

is a manga researcher and professor of global Japanese studies at Meiji University. She was born in Kumamoto Prefecture. She was an editor for Chikuma Shobō. She is a manga critic, gender theorist, author, and liberal feminist. She is a member of the Agency for Cultural Affairs awards selection committee. She is also a member of the Japanese National Diet Library legal deposit deliberation committee.

History She graduated from Kumamoto City Toen Junior High School, Kumamoto Prefectural Kumamoto High School, and Tokyo University. She then went to work for the book publishing company Chikuma Shobō.

She teaches at Meiji Gakuin University, working on publications related to gender in manga. She was present for the formation of the Japan Society for Studies in Cartoon and Comics and also a member on the board of directors.