Toume Kei

Name In Native Language: 冬目景 / 冬目ケイ

She studied at the Tama University of Art in Tokyo. She made her manga debut with Rokujou Gekijou, which was printed in the magazine Comic Burger in 1992. The manga won her the Shiki prize in a contest held by Kodansha in 1993. A year later, her follow-up manga Mannequin also won a prize. She started the serial Hitsuji no Uta in Comic Burger in 1995. After the disappearance of this magazine, it was continued in Birz. This serial ran for six years, and was adapted into a radio play and animated film. In 1997, she began Yesterday o Utatte, a manga inspired by a song of the Japanese rock group RC Succession. In addition, Toume contributes to a lot of fanzines and specialized magazines and is also active in video games and films.

Other Works:
Character designer for Giga Wing, a shoot 'em up video game.