Koharu Sakuraba

{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}

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{{nihongo|Koharu Sakuraba|桜場 コハル|Sakuraba Koharu|alt. "Coharu Sakuraba"}} is a male Japanese manga artist. Sakuraba's best-known work is Minami-ke, a slice-of-life comedy about three sisters, which has run in Young Magazine since 2004 and has been adapted into an anime that has run multiple seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-10/minami-ke-manga-volume-11-to-bundle-anime-dvd|title=Minami-ke Manga Volume 11 to Bundle Anime DVD|author=|date=April 10, 2013|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=November 10, 2015}} Sakuraba's other works include Kyō no Go no Ni (Today in Class 5–2), which also had an anime run; and Sonna Mirai wa Uso de Aru (The Future Is a Lie).

Works

  • Kyō no Go no Ni – serialized in Bessatsu Young Magazine, 2002–2003; published by Kodansha for 1 volume.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-21/sakuraba-kyo-no-gononi-manga-gets-new-3-issue-run|title=Sakuraba's Kyo no Gononi Manga Gets New 3-Issue Run|author=|date=September 21, 2008|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=November 10, 2015}}
  • Minami-ke – serialized in Young Magazine, 2004–ongoing; published by Kodansha for 26 volumes.
  • {{nihongo3||そんな未来はウソである|Sonna Mirai wa Uso de Aru|lit. The Future is a Lie}} – serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, 2009–2016; published by Kodansha for 6 volumes.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-04/minami-ke-sakuraba-zetsubo-kumeta-to-start-manga|title=Minami-ke's Sakuraba, Zetsubō's Kumeta to Start Manga|author=|date=August 4, 2009|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=November 10, 2015}}

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