Fumiyo Kōno (こうの史代, Kouno Fumiyo) is a Japanese manga artist. She was born in Hiroshima in 1968 and began drawing manga when she was in junior high school. After moving to Tokyo, she became an assistant to mangaka Katsuyuki Toda, Aki Morino, and Fumiko Tanigawa. Kōno made her commercial debut in 1995 with Machikado Hana Dayori. She is best known for her manga Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms, winner of the Grand Prize at the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival (2004) and of the New Life Award at the 9th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes (2005).
Con respecto al guion, mantengo todo lo que dije del volumen anterior, pero este segundo libro sobresale visualmente, porque está casi enteramente coloreado, con esas pinceladas preciosas de Fumiyo Kouno. O al menos eso es lo que tengo entendido, porque hay dos ediciones, la original es a color, y yo (por ahora) sólo conseguí la otra, en escala de grises.