You Higuri

You Higuri's art hit me like walking into a room full of stained glass — every panel in Cantarella and Gorgeous Carat drips with this lush, jewel-toned aristocratic fantasy that you don't really see anywhere else in shojo manga. There's something genuinely rare about an artist whose linework feels simultaneously ornate and emotionally precise, where the glittering costumes and shadowy nobles aren't just decoration but the whole mood. An Osaka-born artist who debuted in 1993 and cites Osamu Tezuka and Moto Hagio as influences, she has seen Cantarella translated across the United States, Europe and South Korea, and the art itself carries a gorgeous, slightly melancholic mystique.

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You Higuri (born October 16) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator known for a glamorous, aesthete visual style. She is best known for the manga series Cantarella and Gorgeous Carat, both acclaimed for their ornate, aristocratic imagery. Born in Osaka, she debuted in 1993 with Azel Seimaden, cites Osamu Tezuka and Moto Hagio as influences, and her Cantarella, about Cesare Borgia, has been translated in the United States, Germany, France and South Korea.

Name (English)

You Higuri

Name (Japanese)

氷栗優

Reading

ひぐり ゆう

Origin

Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Illustrator / Manga Artist

Blood type

A

Filmography / notable works

• Xhttps://x.com/wimaro2
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B7%E6%A0%97%E5%84%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441692

Tags

• Illustrator
• Manga Artist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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