Haruka Miyabi
Artist
Demented Dragon
Japan
Biography:
Born in Tokushima and now living in Kanagawa, Japan. She has been creating manga since she was a child. She joined an amateur manga creators group when she was a high school student. She studied Biology in University, and was a researcher in the laboratory, and a translator in medical/life sciences, so Science is one of her influences in manga.
Her favourite manga is those by Jun Mihara (especially Hamidashikko "Throwaway" story). She is also a fan of writers: Daniel Keyes, Isaac Asimov, Carl Sagan, Richard P. Feynman. Her favorite books include: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes and The Damon Haunted World by Carl Sagan.
She loves reading and cooking, trying to make a new Recipes - sometimes her attempt succeeds and sometimes, dishes from another universe are on the table. "Um, well, these strange dishes may be a good material for my manga." Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese Ghost Stories is her first manga in English published by Demented Dragon.
Convention Guest Appearances
- Japan Expo 2011 - June 30 - July 3, 2011 in Paris, France
- Anime USA 2007 - November 16-18, 2007 in Arlington, VA, USA
- AniZona 2007 - April 5-8, 2007 in Mesa, AZ, USA