takada akemi
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. Her anime character design work includes Kimagure Orange Road and Patlabor.
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)
