:Katsura Hoshino

Hoshino was born on April 21, 1980, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, as the younger of fraternal twin girls and the second of three children.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 10|publisher=Viz Media|date=August 2008|isbn=978-1-4215-1937-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/86 86]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} As a child, she originally dreamed of becoming an astronaut.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 1|publisher=Viz Media|date=May 2006|isbn=978-1-4215-0623-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/n84 2]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats|url-access=registration}} Hoshino confessed she was not too interested in school, often making excuses to avoid taking classes.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 10|publisher=Viz Media|date=August 2008|isbn=978-1-4215-1937-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/74 74]}} Additionally, she added that would often practice drawing in the middle of the classes which gave her doubts when she had to erase them. She drew her first manga at twenty-one. As a child she used to read the manga Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken that her brother collected, as well as series by Fuyumi Soryo and Makimura Satoru, which her mother bought. However, she instead preferred anime, most notably Studio Ghibli films. Her favorite film was Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) to the point of watching it multiple times. When watching Castle in the Sky (1986), Hoshino decided she wanted to become an animator, inspired by director Hayao Miyazaki mostly. When going to highschool, Hoshino started drawing which she believed to be the result of reading Naoko Takeuchi's manga Sailor Moon. She often showed the 4 panel drawings known as yonkoma drawings to her sister who was in the same college. These yonkoma often involved a monkey. Additionally, Hoshino stated she was a fan of the comedy genre as she aimed to make people laugh.{{cite web|url=http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp:80/contents/m_int_hoshino/index.html|title=Mangaka Interview 01|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315091947/http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/m_int_hoshino/index.html|archive-date=2010-03-15|access-date=April 14, 2018|url-status=dead}}

When Hoshino was 17, she aimed at getting animation jobs against her parents' wishes but she failed. Next year, she tried doing it again and was accepted. Hoshino moved to Tokyo to become an animator. Despite becoming an artist, Hoshino found problems with her job. Due to financial issues, Hoshino was thinking about going back to her parents but her sister convinced to go to Kyoto. At that time, her sister motivated her to get a job but she failed most of them. At an unknown time, Hoshino was motivated by her mother to start writing manga. She still felt troubles in her new job, due to the multiple hours at work, the problems with storyboards and having to take the bullet train. Nevertheless, Hoshino succeeded in her work.{{cite web|url=http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp:80/contents/m_int_hoshino/index2.html|title=Mangaka Interview 02|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329094535/http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/m_int_hoshino/index2.html|archive-date=March 29, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2018|url-status=dead}} She dreamed of bringing her mother to the city and was able to in 2006.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 8|publisher=Viz Media|date=February 2008|isbn=978-1-4215-1543-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/1 1]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} After graduating from high school, Hoshino did not know what career should she follow as she was offered the work of joining video game companies. Ultimately, she decided to become a manga author despite her fears of the difficulty it takes.{{cite book|title = D.Gray-man Official Fanbook: Gray Ark |date=June 4, 2008|last= Hoshino |first=Katsura |publisher=Shueisha|pages=191–235|isbn= 978-4-08-874248-9|language=ja| author-link =Katsura Hoshino}}

Hoshino's first publication Zone, a one-shot title, appeared in Akamaru Jump in December 2002 and was followed by her first series {{nihongo|Continue|コンティニュー|Kontinyū}}, which was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/magazine/rack.cgi/magazine/other_detail.html?key=detail_b&zashimei=other&janru=boyc&id=0491|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ増刊 赤マルジャンプ|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=March 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824223829/http://www.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/magazine/rack.cgi/magazine/other_detail.html?key=detail_b&zashimei=other&janru=boyc&id=0491|archive-date=August 24, 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2003/34.html|title=2003年VOL.34|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=March 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205064911/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2003/34.html|archive-date=February 5, 2008}} Due to lack of popularity of Continue, the Shueisha staff recommended Hoshino to make a series based on Zone. As a result, the one-shot Zone was succeeded by the {{nihongo|D.Gray-man|ディーグレイマン|Dī Gureiman}} series, which began publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump in May 2004 and contains multiple themes from Zone.{{cite web|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2004/27.html|title=2004年VOL.27 |publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=March 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205071139/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2004/27.html|archive-date=February 5, 2008}} The series is over two hundred chapters long in Japan and is sold in over ten countries, including the United States, France, and Germany.{{cite web|url=http://animagic-online.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94&Itemid=168|title=AnimagiC — Katsura Hoshino|access-date=August 5, 2008|language=de|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801204845/http://animagic-online.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94&Itemid=168|archive-date=August 1, 2008}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-07-18/new-viz-manga|title=New Viz Manga|work=Anime News Network|date=July 18, 2005|access-date=June 2, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915140506/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-07-18/new-viz-manga|archive-date=September 15, 2014}}{{cite web| title=Manga culte| language=fr| url=http://www.glenatmanga.com/manga-culte3.asp#d_gray_man| publisher=at Glénat Manga| access-date=January 26, 2009| url-status=live| archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208154016/http://www.glenatmanga.com/manga-culte3.asp%23d_gray_man| archive-date=December 8, 2012}}

An anime adaptation, directed by Nabeshima Osamu and produced by Dentsu, was aired from October 2006 to September 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/dgrayman/staff/index.html |title=テレビ東京・あにてれ D.Gray-man |publisher=TV Tokyo |language=ja |access-date=March 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090811003410/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/dgrayman/staff/index.html |archive-date=August 11, 2009}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.mania.com/funimation-entertainment-acquiresd-grayman-from-dentsu_article_85665.html |title=FUNimation Entertainment Acquires D. Gray-Man from Dentsu |date=May 19, 2008 |work=Mania.com |publisher=Demand Media |access-date=March 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301054756/http://mania.com/funimation-entertainment-acquiresd-grayman-from-dentsu_article_85665.html |archive-date=March 1, 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/dgrayman/episodes/episodes1/|title=テレビ東京・あにてれ D.Gray-man|publisher=TV Tokyo|language=ja|access-date=March 9, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302112823/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/dgrayman/episodes/episodes1/|archive-date=March 2, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/dgrayman/episodes/episodes8/|title=テレビ東京・あにてれ D.Gray-man|publisher=TV Tokyo|language=ja|access-date=March 9, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301095141/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/dgrayman/episodes/episodes8/|archive-date=March 1, 2009}} Funimation licensed an English-language version, the first thirteen episodes of which were released on DVD in March 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/O18BbhYQbWmwFiLOxF/browse/item/82457/4/2730/108|title=D.Gray-man Season 1 DVD Part 1 (Hyb)|publisher=rightstuf.com|access-date=February 3, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908103233/http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/GFi9R13H5mR7gXtshU/browse/item/82457/4/2730/108|archive-date=September 8, 2012}} Based on Hoshino's work, Kaya Kizaki has written three novels, commonly named D.Gray-man Reverse, and Konami has developed two video games and a trading card game.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703156-X&mode=1|title=D.Gray-man Reverse1 旅立ちの聖職者|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 2, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629134024/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703156-X&mode=1|archive-date=June 29, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703165-9&mode=1|title=D.Gray-man Reverse2 四十九番目の名前|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 2, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629134024/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-703165-9&mode=1|archive-date=June 29, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/dgrayman/tech_info.html |title=D.Gray-man: Kami no Shitotachi |website=GameSpot |access-date=August 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627213532/http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/dgrayman/tech_info.html |archive-date=June 27, 2009 }}{{cite web | url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-703232-1 | title=D．Gray－man / reverse3 Lost Fragment of Snow | publisher=Shueisha | access-date=October 17, 2011 | language=ja | url-status=live | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111202454/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-703232-1 | archive-date=January 11, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/objects/142/14260360.html|title=D.Gray-man: Sosha no Shikaku|website=IGN|access-date=August 11, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120702234546/http://www.ign.com/games/dgray-man-sosha-no-shikaku/ps2-14260360|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.konami.jp/dgray-man/trading/|title=D.Gray-man|publisher=Konami|language=ja|access-date=January 19, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203055019/http://www.konami.jp/dgray-man/trading/|archive-date=February 3, 2009}} The fanbook D.Gray-man Official Fanbook: Gray Ark and the art book TV Animation D.Gray-man Official Visual Collection: Clown Art were released in June 2008 and September 2008 respectively.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874248-9&mode=1|title=D．Gray-man 公式ファンブック 灰色ノ聖櫃 星野 桂|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=January 18, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121219025555/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874248-9&mode=1|archive-date=December 19, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-102076-8&mode=1 |title=テレビアニメ D．Gray-man 公式ビジュアルコレクション 道化ノ聖画 星野 桂/ジャンプ・コミック出版編集部 |publisher=Shueisha |language=ja |access-date=January 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910030236/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-102076-8&mode=1 |archive-date=September 10, 2008}} This was followed by an illustration book titled D.Gray-man Illustrations Noche in February 2010 and another character book titled "D.Gray-man Character Workbook CharaGray!" in July 2011.{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-782264-9&mode=1 |title=星野桂 D．Gray-manイラスト集 Noche |publisher=Shueisha |language=ja |access-date=February 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712140722/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-782264-9&mode=1 |archive-date=July 12, 2010}}{{cite web | url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870268-1 | title=D．Gray－manキャラクターランキングブック キャラグレ！ | publisher=Shueisha | access-date=September 6, 2011 | language=ja | url-status=live | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111173330/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870268-1 | archive-date=January 11, 2013}}

The series was well received in Japan. D.Gray-man was Weekly Shōnen Jump{{'}}s ninth bestselling manga in Japan in 2007 and 2008.{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/article/2007/05/06/1923|title=The Rise and Fall of Weekly Shonen Jump: A Look at the Circulation of Weekly Jump|date=May 6, 2007|publisher=Comipress|access-date=January 25, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213050220/http://comipress.com/article/2007/05/06/1923|archive-date=February 13, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/article/2008/12/31/3733|title=Top Manga Properties in 2008 – Rankings and Circulation Data|date=December 31, 2008|publisher=Comipress.com|access-date=February 26, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629000255/http://comipress.com/article/2008/12/31/3733|archive-date=June 29, 2012}} The fifteenth volume ranked twenty-second in 2008 manga sales in Japan while the fourteenth and sixteenth volumes placed at twenty-seventh and thirtieth respectively.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-19/2008-yearly-japanese-comic-ranking-no.1-25|title=2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1–25|date=December 19, 2008|work=Anime News Network|access-date=January 25, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629000256/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-19/2008-yearly-japanese-comic-ranking-no.1-25|archive-date=June 29, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-21/2008-top-selling-manga-in-japan-no.26-50|title=2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26–50|date=December 21, 2008|work=Anime News Network|access-date=January 25, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406175111/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-21/2008-top-selling-manga-in-japan-no.26-50|archive-date=April 6, 2016}} The manga received the prize for Best Manga Series 2006 at the Anime and Manga 2007 French Grand Prix organized by Animeland and received Webotaku's prize for Manga of the Year 2006. In 2006, the second novel was the third bestselling novel in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://icv2.com/articles/home/9783.html|title=Manga-Based Novels Tops in Japan|date=December 19, 2006|publisher=ICv2.com|access-date=January 15, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710075440/http://icv2.com/articles/home/9783.html|archive-date=July 10, 2012}}

In Japan, D.Gray-man has been put on hiatus many times; once due to Hoshino falling seriously ill with norovirus and another because of an injury to her neck. However the series continued shortly after in both cases.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-11-07/d.gray-man-manga-ka-ill|title=D.Gray-man Manga-ka Ill|date=November 7, 2005|work=Anime News Network|access-date=June 3, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607112233/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-11-07/d.gray-man-manga-ka-ill|archive-date=June 7, 2008}}{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-02-24/d.gray-man-on-hiatus-again|title=D.Gray-man on Hiatus...Again|date=February 24, 2006|work=Anime News Network|access-date=June 2, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526074748/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-02-24/d.gray-man-on-hiatus-again|archive-date=May 26, 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/news/2006/12/17/1175|title=D.Gray-man Artist Contracts Norovirus|date=December 17, 2006|publisher=Comipress.com|access-date=September 27, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012091940/http://comipress.com/news/2006/12/17/1175|archive-date=October 12, 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/news/2006/05/31/186|title=Rurouni Kenshin Manga Complete Edition, D.Gray-man Author Talks About Injury|date=May 31, 2006|publisher=Comipress.com|access-date=September 27, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011091603/http://comipress.com/news/2006/05/31/186|archive-date=October 11, 2008}} In November 2008, Weekly Shōnen Jump announced that Hoshino was again putting the series on hold due to an injured wrist.{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-16/hoshino-puts-d-gray-man-manga-on-hold-due-to-health |title=Hoshino Puts D. Gray-man Manga on Hold Due to Health |work=Anime News Network |date=November 16, 2008 |access-date=November 16, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206150443/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-16/hoshino-puts-d-gray-man-manga-on-hold-due-to-health |archive-date=December 6, 2008 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.edicionesglenat.es/asp/noticia.asp?pid=447|title=Ediciones Glenat-ADIÓS, MUÑECA|date=January 19, 2009|publisher=Glénat Manga|language=es|access-date=January 23, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218091749/http://edicionesglenat.es/asp/noticia.asp?pid=447|archive-date=December 18, 2009}} Publication resumed in March 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-15/katsura-hoshino-to-resume-d.gray-man-manga-on-march-9|title=Katsura Hoshino to Resume D.Gray-man Manga on March 9|date=February 15, 2009|work=Anime News Network|access-date=February 15, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217150611/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-15/katsura-hoshino-to-resume-d.gray-man-manga-on-march-9|archive-date=February 17, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2009/15.html|title=本誌 2009年 No.15|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=March 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313005652/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2009/15.html|archive-date=March 13, 2009}} The series once again went on hiatus on May 11.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-20/majin-tantei-nogami-neuro-manga-ends-in-japan-on-monday|title=Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro Manga Ends in Japan on Monday|date=April 20, 2009|work=Anime News Network|access-date=April 25, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107073948/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-20/majin-tantei-nogami-neuro-manga-ends-in-japan-on-monday|archive-date=November 7, 2014}} The series resumed in the seasonal magazine Akamaru Jump on August 17, 2009. Following the release in Akamaru Jump, D.Gray-Man resumed its serialization on November 4, 2009, in the monthly-release Japanese manga magazine, Jump Square.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-17/d-gray-man-to-move-to-jump-sq-after-year-hiatus|title=D. Gray-man to Move to Jump SQ. After 1/2-Year Hiatus|work=Anime News Network|date=2009-08-17|access-date=2009-08-17|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818160101/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-17/d-gray-man-to-move-to-jump-sq-after-year-hiatus|archive-date=2009-08-18}} Additionally, Hoshino was one of the multiple manga authors that celebrated the 10th anniversary of the manga series Naruto by drawing her own rendition of the main character, Naruto Uzumaki.{{cite book|title=NARUTO―ナルト―[秘伝·皆の書]オフィシャルプレミアムファンBOOK|last=Kishimoto|first=Masashi|date=December 4, 2009|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=978-4-08-874834-4|location=Japan|language=ja|author-link=Masashi Kishimoto}}

In 2013, she was the original character designer for Valvrave the Liberator by Sunrise, making it her first original work on an anime as well as her first new work since D.Gray-man.{{cite web|url=http://aniplexusa.com/valvrave/staffcast/index.html|title=Valvrave the Liberator – Staff and Cast|publisher=Aniplex USA|access-date=May 4, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502112244/http://aniplexusa.com/valvrave/staffcast/index.html|archive-date=May 2, 2013}} Additionally, D.Gray-man resumed serialization on July 17, 2015, in Shueisha's quarterly magazine, Jump Square Crown.{{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/d-gray-man-manga-relaunches-in-new-jump-square-crown-magazine/.90043 |title=D. Gray-Man Manga Relaunches in New Jump Square Crown Magazine |work=Anime News Network |access-date=July 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425130207/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/d-gray-man-manga-relaunches-in-new-jump-square-crown-magazine/.90043 |archive-date=April 25, 2016 }}

File:EarlyAllenWalkerDesigns.jpg, the protagonist of D.Gray-man]]

Hoshino has been highly praised for her art and character designs. Leroy Douresseaux of Coolstreak Cartoons called Hoshino a "wonderful visualist" and commented that her "highly stylish" art resembled the works of Joe Madureira, Kelley Jones, and Chris Bachalo.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/dgrayman007.html|title=D.Gray-Man: Volume 7|last=Douresseaux|first=Leroy|date=October 22, 2007|publisher=Coolstreak Cartoons|access-date=March 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102140310/http://www.comicbookbin.com/dgrayman007.html|archive-date=January 2, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/dgrayman011.html|title=D.Gray-Man: Volume 11|last=Douresseaux|first=Leroy|date=November 22, 2008|publisher=Coolstreak Cartoons|access-date=March 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102062523/http://www.comicbookbin.com/dgrayman011.html|archive-date=January 2, 2013}} Douresseaux describes the backgrounds as eerie and Lovecraftian and says that Hoshino "makes practically every page a delightful surprise of gothic style and beguiling violence". However, he believes that the character designs are the "most visually striking" element and comments that the designs and the action scenes are highly imaginative, worth even just an occasional look.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/dgrayman009.html|title=D.Gray-Man: Volume 9|last=Douresseaux|first=Leroy|publisher=Coolstreak Cartoons|access-date=March 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608114351/http://www.comicbookbin.com/dgrayman009.html|archive-date=June 8, 2009}} The reviewer Charles Tan from ComicsVillage.com feels the art deserves less praise, saying that it is done competently enough to distinguish characters while still providing flashy scenes with the common themes of a shōnen series.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicsvillage.com/review.aspx?reviewID=223|title=D. Gray-man Volume 8|last=Tan|first=Charles|publisher=Comics Village|access-date=March 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514035151/http://comicsvillage.com/review.aspx?reviewID=223|archive-date=May 14, 2008}} Ben Leary, a reviewer from Mania.com, felt even less positive toward the action scenes than Tan. Leary believes that Hoshino simply cannot or will not draw physical combat and instead chooses to rely on energy blasts, swirling wind, and impact bursts.{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/dgrayman-vol-08_article_83775.html|title=D.Gray-Man Vol. #08|last=Leary|first=Ben|date=February 28, 2008|publisher=Mania.com|access-date=March 16, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201112100/http://www.mania.com/dgrayman-vol-08_article_83775.html|archive-date=February 1, 2009}} Casey Brienza of Anime News Network agrees. She said that "the battles, even as late in the game as volume twelve, remain practically unintelligible" and that it is difficult to tell "who is doing what to whom and when." All that could be discerned from Hoshino's "cryptic layouts" is that the characters are fighting. Brienza, however, is positive toward the rest of the art, going as far as to call it "some of the best artwork in the business". She describes Hoshino's drawing style as the "aesthetic yet dynamic, superbly beautiful yet super-violent" style made famous by female manga artist who arose from dōjinshi subculture during the late-80s and early-90s, citing Clamp and Yun Kōga as prominent examples. Brienza also praises Hoshino's character designs, which she claims are "especially lovely and pitched to satisfy fans of both sexes".{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/d.gray-man/gn-12|title=D.Gray-man GN 12 – Review|last=Brienza|first=Casey|date=March 14, 2009|work=Anime News Network|access-date=March 16, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407004327/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/d.gray-man/gn-12|archive-date=April 7, 2016}} When asked about how the D.Gray-man could end in poetic justice, Hoshino found this difficult as she believes it should end in a fight unlike other series influence by this style.{{cite web|url=http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/m_int_hoshino/index4.html|title=Mangaka Interview|date=April 12, 2009|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122132924/http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/m_int_hoshino/index4.html|archive-date=January 22, 2010|url-status=dead}}

Hoshino has named Takeshi Obata and Osamu Akimoto as inspiring her work.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-11/viz-confirms-d.gray-man-naruto-spinoff-books|title=Viz Confirms D.Gray-Man, Naruto Spinoff Books|work=Anime News Network|date=2011-04-11|access-date=2014-08-03|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711094549/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-11/viz-confirms-d.gray-man-naruto-spinoff-books|archive-date=2014-07-11}} Her most notable work D.Gray-man is greatly influenced by her previous titles. Characters are often carried over from unpublished manga Hoshino worked on early in her career. D.Gray-man and its predecessor Zone share many major concepts, such as the creation of demons known as akuma, the Exorcists' role to eliminate these demons, and the overall plot of both works. The main antagonist of Zone, known simply as the Millennium Earl, retains his appearance and name in D.Gray-man while the features of the female protagonist were changed to create the more masculine appearance of D.Gray-man{{'}}s male protagonist Allen Walker.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 1|publisher=Viz Media|date=May 2006|isbn=1-4215-0623-8|page=61|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats|url-access=registration}} The characters Lavi and Yu Kanda were carried over from two unpublished titles.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 4|publisher=Viz Media|date=February 2007|isbn=978-1-4215-0623-4|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}}{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 8|publisher=Viz Media|date=February 2008|isbn=978-1-4215-1543-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/140 140]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} In making the demons known as "Akuma" from D.Gray-man, Hoshino was inspired by the 1973 film, The Exorcist, even though she was afraid of the movie. By the release of the series' 13th collected volume, Hoshino revealed the material she uses when working, which included a PlayStation Portable, an iPod and a glove her mother made for her.{{cite book|title=D.Gray-man|volume=13|year=2009|isbn=978-1-4215-2599-0|publisher=Viz Media|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/1 1]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}}

She uses unnamed famous scientists, Aleister Crowley and Yūsuke Santamaria as models for several of her characters.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 1|publisher=Viz Media|date=May 2006|isbn=1-4215-0623-8|page=112|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats|url-access=registration}}{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 1|publisher=Viz Media|date=May 2006|isbn=1-4215-0623-8|page=172|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats|url-access=registration}}{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 1|publisher=Viz Media|date=May 2006|isbn=1-4215-0623-8|page=152|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats|url-access=registration}}{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 5|publisher=Viz Media|date=May 2007|isbn=978-1-4215-1053-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/132 132]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} Characters are also based on her editor and the Tim Campi Design silver accessory brand.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 3|publisher=Viz Media|date=November 2006|isbn=1-4215-0625-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/124 124]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} Hoshino collaborated with Kata Kizaki, the author of the novel adaptations, to create the character Bak Chan.{{cite book|title= D.Gray-man, Volume 8|date= February 2008|last= Hoshino|first= Katsura|publisher= Viz Media|page= [https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/24 24]|isbn= 978-1-4215-1543-4|url= https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} The role of Miranda Lotto changed, and was ultimately lengthened, after Hoshino realized the similarities the two shared.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 3|publisher=Viz Media|date=November 2006|pages=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/160 160]|isbn=1-4215-0625-4|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} Hoshino comically comments that Allen's hair has become very similar to the Super Saiyan, a transformation from Dragon Ball, in which the character's hair becomes spiky.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 11|publisher=Viz Media|date=November 2008|isbn=978-1-4215-1998-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/2 2]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} Towards the beginning of D.Gray-man{{'}}s publication, Hoshino stated that Allen, Kanda, and Cross Marian are the hardest characters to draw while the Millennium Earl and Hevlaska are the easiest.

Hoshino commented that most of her ideas for the series come after falling asleep in the bath for six hours.{{cite book|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 3|date=November 2006|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|publisher=Viz Media|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/81 81]|isbn=1-4215-0625-4|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} An exception occurs in the plot for second volume of the series, which is based on a Noh play called Koi no Omoni.{{cite book|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 2|date=August 2006|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|publisher=Viz Media|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/119 119]|isbn=1-4215-0624-6|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} As she works, she enjoys listening to Final Fantasy soundtracks, Dragon Ball CDs, the bands Porno Graffitti, L'Arc-en-Ciel, and jazz music.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 3|publisher=Viz Media|date=November 2006|isbn=1-4215-0625-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/86 86]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}}{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 3|publisher=Viz Media|date=November 2006|isbn=1-4215-0625-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/66 66]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}}

Hoshino feels grateful to the editors assisting her, owing her D.Gray-man{{'}}s success to them. She has also thanked her mother in some volumes of the series.{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 20|publisher=Viz Media|date=February 2011|isbn=978-1-4215-3919-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/ afterword]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}}{{cite book|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|title=D.Gray-man, Volume 21|publisher=Viz Media|date=November 2011|isbn=978-1-4215-4077-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats/page/ afterword]|url=https://archive.org/details/dgraymanvolume1900kats}} The story arc involving Alma Karma proved Hoshino to difficult due to the fact it featured several characters. As a result, this arc set up Allen's departure from the Black Order to feature less characters per chapter. She has also commented the series' main theme was "tragedy" but still aims to make it fun. Additionally, once she has finished D.Gray-man, Hoshino wishes to make a more lighthearted series.{{Cite book|title=CharaGray!|last=Hoshino|first=Katsura|date=July 4, 2011|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=978-4-08-870268-1|pages=176–183|language=ja}}

In order to gather research for the series, Hoshino once visited New York as she believes the city left a deep influence in her works. She also visited graveyards since she never had resources for the series. The ground zero of the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks also left a big impression in her based on the guides' comments. Hoshino commented she would rather go again as she did not have much time to stay in New York.

• Zone (2002)
• Continue (2003)
• D.Gray-man (2004–ongoing)
• {{nihongo|D.Gray-man Reverse 1: Clergyman's Departure|D.Gray-man reverse1 旅立ちの聖職者}} (2005)
• {{nihongo|D.Gray-man Reverse 2: The 49th Name|D.Gray-man reverse2 四十九番目の名前}} (2006)
• {{nihongo|D.Gray-man Official Fanbook: Gray Ark|D.Gray-man 公式ファンブック 灰色ノ聖櫃}} (2008)
• {{nihongo|D.Gray-man Illustrations Noche|D.Gray-man イラスト集｢Noche(ノーチェ)｣}} (2010)
• D.Gray-man Reverse 3: Lost Fragment of Snow (2011)
• {{nihongo|D.Gray-man Character Workbook CharaGray!|D．Gray－manキャラクターランキングブック キャラグレ！}} (2011)
• {{nihongo|Kaiten!!|カイテン!!}} (2011){{cite web | url=http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/lab/index.html | title=ジャンプスクエア ［ジャンプSQ.LaB］ (Jump Square [Jump SQ.LaB]) | publisher=Jump Square | access-date=October 17, 2011 | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107014914/http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/lab/index.html | archive-date=November 7, 2011}}
• Demon King (2013){{Cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/89732|script-title=ja:星野桂が新作読み切り執筆、ミラクルジャンプは月刊化決定|date=April 30, 2013|publisher=Natalie|language=ja|trans-title=Hoshino Katsura writing new one-shot, Miracle Jump monthly publication decided|access-date=October 29, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030002049/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/89732|archive-date=October 30, 2016}}
• D.Gray-man Official Fan Book - Gray Log (Gray's Memory) 2017.{{cite web|url=http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/sp_dgreyman/|title=『D.Gray-man』灰色ノ贈物キャンペーン|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=July 2, 2017}}

• Valvrave the Liberator (2013) – Original character designer

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