Tachibana Higuchi

{{short description|Japanese manga artist (born 1976)}}

{{Infobox comics creator

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| name = Tachibana Higuchi
樋口 橘

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|03|16}}

| birth_place = Kyoto, Japan

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| nationality = Japanese

| area = Writing scripts and art

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| notable works = Gakuen Alice
Portrait of M & N
Champignon no Majo

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| website = http://higunet.boo.jp/

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{{nihongo|Tachibana Higuchi|樋口 橘|Higuchi Tachibana|born March 16, 1976}} is a Japanese manga artist known for her works of Gakuen Alice and Portrait of M & N.

In year 1996, she first made her professional debut in Bessatsu Hana to Yume{{'s}} 5th issue, entitled {{nihongo||5月のサクラ|5 Gatsu no Sakura|The Cherry Blossoms of May}}.

With an interview with Tokyopop she gave a detailed look on how she started as a manga artist:

{{Cquote|I first submitted a manga story a while after I graduated from high school. Up until then I was studying for the entrance examinations for the Art University, and as part of that, I sometimes drew manga and four-panel strip comics for fun.

Because I was conscious of the fact that I had started drawing manga in earnest at a later age, I think my progress during the beginning on drawing and storytelling techniques was fast as I frantically tried to absorb everything I could learn about creating manga. After the serialization of the story began, as I got busy, I was so desperate to submit it on time that I feel that the drawings probably haven’t improved much compared to before.

During the serialization of the manga, I think my story telling techniques improved more as I concerned myself with how to catch the attention of the readers, how well one can incorporate what the readers are seeking into the story.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081015062017/http://www.tokyopop.com/AliceAcademy/tp_article/1230464.html Tokyopop's interview with Tachibana Higuchi]}}

Her current completed work is Gakuen Alice.