Makoto Tateno

Makoto Tateno
立野 真琴
Area(s) Manga artist
Pseudonym(s) Shinjuku Tango
Notable works
Yellow, Happy Boys'

Makoto Tateno (立野 真琴 Tateno Makoto, born March 23 in Toyama City), who also uses the penname Shinjuku Tango, is a Japanese manga artist who made her debut in 1986. Tateno regards her influences as being Go Nagai and Osamu Tezuka.[1] Two of her best-known works are Yellow and Happy Boys. For the latter, she used the actors from the live-action drama for her character design - among them protagonist Kōji Seto and also Gaku Shindou and Kenta Kamakari as gentlemen hosts. Several of her works have been translated into English, including King of Cards, Hate to Love You, Omen, Red Angel, 9th Sleep, Hero Heel, Ka Shin Fu, Steal Moon, and Yellow.


Selected works

Title Year Notes Refs[2]
King of Cards 1999
Hate to Love You 2001
Yellow 2002
Yokan (予感?, Omen) 2003
ja:CUTE×GUY 2004
Akai Tenshi (赤い天使?, Red Angel) 2004
9th Sleep 2004
Hero Heel 2005
Ka Shin Fu 2006
Steal Moon 2006
Blue Sheep Reverie 2006
Angelic Runes 2007

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