Tomoko Ninomiya

Tomoko Ninomiya is the author of the fantastically awesome manga Nodame Cantabile, one of our Featured Book picks. Nodame Cantabile has been turned into a live-action Japanese soap opera and an anime, and in 2004 it received the 28th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category.

Aftertaste:
None.

Availability:
Everywhere manga is sold, although you might have to ask them to special-order it. Most book stores don't seem to keep this puppy in stock the way they should...

Other Recommendations:
Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons

Anything on our Recommended Shojo Manga List