高田 明美 (たかだ あけみ)

A female manga artist born on March 31, 1955 (ANN states 1952) in Tokyo, Japan. She is a popular anime character designer, noted for her long collaboration with director Mamoru Oshii. She graduated from Tama Art University, after which she worked for Tatsunoko Pro.

She is currently a freelance manga artist with her own studio, though she is also a member of the creative group Headgear. She also has her own designer jewelry store called Diakosmos. (source: Wikipedia)