Akane Torikai (Japanese: 鳥飼茜, Torikai Akane) is a Japanese manga author. Torikai entered the manga industry around 2004, working as an assistant to Minoru Furuya, while publishing her own short stories in shojo (girls') manga magazines, including 'Bessatsu Shojo Friend' and 'Be Love'. Torikai acquired fame with her longer comics, serialised in seinen (adult) manga magazines. Her works usually tackle controversial topics, often with a feminist perspective. Among her books are: Sensei's Pious Lie (2013-2017), about a young female teacher dealing with sexual assault; Jigoku no Girlfriend (2014-2017), featuring three young women sharing an apartment and looking for their place in modern Japan; Wandering Cat’s Cage (2017-2018), set in a dystopian matriarchal society that limits women freedom; Saturn Return (2019-2022), on a young writer investigating the suicide of a friend.