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.

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.