You Higuri

You Higuri (氷栗 優, Higuri Yũ?, born October 16 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo and yaoi manga artist who has made several appearances at anime and manga conventions in the United States, as well as in Germany. Her first U.S. appearance was at the initial Yaoi-Con in San Francisco in 2001 (Yaoi-Con 2001, 3). She is known especially for her drawings of beautiful fantasy men in romantic storylines set in historical Europe, such as Gorgeous Carat in early 20th-century France and Cantarella during the Italian Renaissance.

She is an only child. Her professional debut was in 1993 (FanimeCon, 7).

Comic art influences include Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki, and the Showa 24 generation of women manga artists led by Moto Hagio who created girls' comics in the 1970s (Yaoi-Con 2001, 3; Higuri Q & A, 2004). She has also found inspiration in Franco-Belgian comics or bandes dessinées (Higuri Q & A, 2004).

Higuri currently lives in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, near Osaka (FanimeCon, 7).