Kyoko Shimazu

Debut 1972 with "Paris wa 11-gatsu" in Margaret.

In 2001 she developed Parkinson's disease and subsequently had to retire from drawing manga. After having brain surgery in 2008, she made a return to the manga world with Nurse Station - Kanketsuhen.

Currently she is writing a comic essay about her life with Parkison's for Bunkasha's "Hontou ni nakeru Hanashi" magazine.