Reiko Shimizu (清水玲子 Shimizu Reiko, born March 26, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo manga writer and illustrator. She made her professional debut in 1983 with Sansaro Monogatari in LaLa, and has written primarily for the publisher Hakusensha. She is noted for her works of science fiction and her art style, and is also known for her illustrations of tarot cards called the Miracle Tarot deck.
She received the 2002 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Kaguyahime.[1] Her Himitsu - Top Secret has been recommended twice by the Japan Media Arts Festival jury in 2007 and 2008.[2][3] It has also been listed on the Tohan charts four times as of May 2009.[4] Her manga Moon Child is licensed in English by CMX Manga.
有讀者將《輝夜姬》(輝夜姫,1993-2005)視作清水玲子長篇作品習病──中段主軸迷失──再現的徵候,但我卻認為《輝夜姬》不單顯現清水作品內在的豐富性,且是清水轉型的里程碑。 首先,《輝夜姬》的確是清水由軟科幻邁向硬科幻的作品,沒有《輝夜姬》,被譽為清水傑作的《最高機密》(秘密─ トップ・シークレット─,1999-)就不會誕生。 再者,已經有好些讀者指出石黑一雄二〇〇五年發表、隨後被改編為電影的小說《別讓我走》(Never Let Me Go)「孤兒原是大人物複製人」劇情,與當時已完結的《輝夜姬》十分相似。如果文學作品以類似的設定受讚譽,又怎能說《輝夜姬》後半段這條路是失敗的呢?(寫於2015年) 全文:https://hou26.org/zeta/r_shimizu02.htm