Biography

A former bookstore shopkeeper, Matsuri Hino's former bookstore shopkeeper, Matsuri Hino's first published
title, Kono Yume ga Sametara ("When This Dream Is Over") appeared in
LaLa DX magazine in 1995. Hino became a manga artist a mere nine months after she decided to become one. With the success of her series Toraware no Minoue ("Captive Heart") and MeruPuri, Hino has established herself
in the world of shōjo manga. Her new title, Vampire Knight, currently
runs in the monthly LaLa magazine and the monthly "Shojo Beat" in the
U.S. Hino enjoys creative activities, and has commented that she would
have been either an architect or an apprentice to traditional Japanese
craft masters if she had not become a manga artist. Her works have
greatly influenced the manga world.