Mayumi Azuma (東 まゆみ, Azuma Mayumi^?), born April 24, 1975, is a Japanese mangaka who is the creator of the ongoing manga Elemental Gelade, which was adapted into a 26-episode television anime series, and its ongoing spinoff manga Elemental Gelade: Flag of Blue Sky. She is also recognized for creating the manga adaptation of the video game Star Ocean: The Second Story.

Before her career as a mangaka took off, she started out working as an assistant to mangaka Kozue Amano, creator of Aria.

[edit] Works

• Manga
  • Enix
    • Night Walker! (ナイトウォーカー!) (1995 - 1996, Monthly Shōnen GagOh!)
    • Get! (GET!) (1999, Monthly Shōnen Gangan)
    • Vampire Savior: Tamashii no Mayoigo (ヴァンパイア セイヴァー ～魂の迷い子～) (1997 - 2001, Monthly Gangan WING)
    • Star Ocean: The Second Story (スターオーシャン セカンドストーリー) (1999 - 2001, Monthly Shōnen Gangan)
  • Mag Garden
    • Elemental Gelade (EREMENTAR GERAD) (2002 - 2009, Monthly Comic Blade)
    • Elemental Gelade: Flag of Blue Sky (EREMENTAR GERAD -蒼空の戦旗-) (2003 - present, Comic Blade Masamune)
• Video Game
  • Star Ocean: Blue Sphere

[edit] External links

• Mayumi Azuma Official Site 'AZUMA-YA' (Japanese)
• Mayumi Azuma at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia