About Ai Yazawa
Ai Yazawa, a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, debuted in 1985 with the short story Ano Natsu. She gained mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s with series such as I’m No Angel (1991), Neighborhood Story (1995), Paradise Kiss (1999) and Nana (2000), the latter becoming one of the best‑selling manga series. Since June 2009, Yazawa has focused on illustration projects because of health concerns.