Robico

Robico attended vocational school with the thought of becoming an illustrator.^[1] In 2005, Robico made her debut with Demekinikku (デメキンイック) published in the May edition of Dessert.^[2] In 2014, she collaborated with author Tsugumi Ohba for the one-shot "Skip! Yamada-kun".^[3] An exhibition of Robico's art was held in Aoyama in 2019 and included original art from her works Himikoi, My Little Monster, and Our Precious Conversations.^[4] Robico created the original character designs for the anime Backflip!! (バクテン!!).^[5]

• Demekinikku (デメキンイック) (2005) – (one-shot in Kodansha's Dessert)
• Kanojo ga Inakunatta (彼女がいなくなった) (2006) – (serialized in Dessert)
• Boy x Meet x Girl (ボーイ×ミーツ×ガール) (2007)
• Himikoi (ひみこい) (2007-2008) – (serialized in Dessert)
• My Little Monster (となりの怪物くん) (2008-2013) – (serialized in Dessert)^[6]
• Skip! Yamada-kun (スキップ！山田くん) (2014) – (artist of one-shot written by Tsugumi Ohba for Shuiesha's Weekly Young Jump)
• Miracle☆Gift (ミラクル☆ギフト) (2015) – (one-shot in Kodansha's Weekly Shounen Magazine)
• Our Precious Conversations (僕と君の大切な話) (2015-2019) – (serialized in Dessert)^[7]
• Wash Me Hug Me! (2020) – (one-shot in Dessert)^[8]

In 2012, Robico's manga My Little Monster inspired a 13 episode anime series that aired in Japan and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. NIS America later released the series in the summer.^[9] A live action film of My Little Monster based on the manga of the same name was released in 2018.^[10]

In 2020, she won the 44th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Best Shōjo Manga Award for Our Precious Conversations.^[11][12]