Hanaharu Naruko (鳴子ハナハル, Naruko Hanaharu) is a Japanese manga artist, who often works in adult hentai manga. [1]
Naruko's career began in 2002 with the release of his first work, Hitai ("forehead"), in Comic Kairakuten.[ citation needed] His first tankōbon collection of hentai manga, Shōjo Material, was published by Wanimagazine on June 30, 2008, and scored a big hit, [2] [3] becoming the highest selling adult manga of 2008. [4]
Naruko also works in other fields. In 2005, he drew the manga adaptation of the popular anime, Kamichu!, which was later translated into French. [5] Naruko is the original character designer for the animes Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, [6] A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- [7] and Kandagawa Jet Girls. [8]
His work is characterized by mostly full-colored pages, realistically drawn characters, and vivid backgrounds. [9]