Hired off her Sailor Moon fanfiction to write the Sailor Moon novels when she was 17 years old, Lianne Sentar has worked as a rewriter in the manga and light novel industry for over a decade. She's adapted more than 100 books, including volumes of Fruits Basket, Saiyuki, Slayers, and Alice in the Country of Hearts/Clover/Joker. She's known for her love of innuendo, rhyming, and cuss words. In addition to her adaptation work, she's served as head writer and editor of the angry manga/anime review collective sleepisfortheweak.org. She self-published two novels as a teenager and is currently writing the original English-language light novel series Tokyo Demons (http://www.tokyodemons.com). She lives between the United States and Canada, depending on her feels.

Naoko Takeuchi (武内直子, Takeuchi Naoko) born March 15, 1967, a manga artist (mangaka), lives in Tokyo, Japan. Takeuchi's works have a wide following among anime/manga fans. She has become a well-known mangaka worldwide. Her most popular work, Sailor Moon, rose to become one of the most recognized manga/anime figures to date. Takeuchi is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of the YuYu Hakusho series and Hunter × Hunter series. Please note that anime related books are listed under Kōdansha.