Chie Kutsuwada is a UK-based Japanese manga creator and illustrator. After graduating from the Royal College of Art, London, she focused on creating shoujo manga designs, which are very delicate and romantic in style. She creates stories as well as illustration, such as King of a Miniature Garden in The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga II (2007) and Moonlight in The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga III (2008), which was shortlisted in the Manga Jiman competition organized by the Japanese embassy. Her books are available in many English-speaking countries and some have also been translated and published in Turkey, France, Italy, and Spain. Chie also attends many manga-related events in and out of the UK and runs manga workshops at schools, libraries, and museums including the British Museum, the British Library, Wellcome Collection, and the V&A Museum. She has also worked on projects for Channel 4 and CNN.