Makoto Tateno

{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}

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| alias = Shinjuku Tango

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| notable works = Yellow, Happy Boys

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{{Nihongo|Makoto Tateno|立野 真琴|Tateno Makoto|born March 23 in Toyama City}}, who also uses the pen name Shinjuku Tango, is a Japanese manga artist who made her debut in 1986. Tateno regards her influences as being Go Nagai and Osamu Tezuka.{{cite web |url=http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/yaoi-love-interview-makoto-tateno-interview |title=Yaoi Love: An Interview with Makoto Tateno | Graphic Novel Reporter |accessdate=2009-12-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213050121/http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/yaoi-love-interview-makoto-tateno-interview |archivedate=December 13, 2009 |df=mdy-all }} Two of her best-known works are Yellow and Happy Boys. For the latter, she used the actors from the live-action drama for her character design - among them protagonist Kōji Seto and also Gaku Shindou and Kenta Kamakari as gentlemen hosts.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}} Several of her works have been translated into English, including King of Cards, Hate to Love You, Omen, Red Angel, 9th Sleep, Hero Heel, Ka Shin Fu, Steal Moon, and Yellow.{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-28/yaoicon-to-host-manga-artist-makoto-tateno/.86483 | title=YaoiCon to Host Manga Artist Makoto Tateno }}