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{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}
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| notable works = {{ubl|''[[Wandering Son]]''|''[[Sweet Blue Flowers]]''}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Takako Shimura'''|志村貴子|Shimura Takako|born October 23, 1973|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga artist]]. She is primarily known for her [[manga]] works which feature [[LGBT]] (especially [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]]) topics.

== Career ==
Her best known and selling series are ''[[Aoi Hana]]'' and ''[[Wandering Son]]''. ''Aoi Hana'' was adapted as an [[anime]] television series broadcast in 2009. ''Wandering Son'' has been licensed in English by [[Fantagraphics Books]] and an anime adaptation<ref name="wandering-anime-news">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-11/takako-shimura-wandering-son-manga-gets-anime | title=Takako Shimura's ''Wandering'' Son Manga Gets Anime | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=March 11, 2010 | accessdate=March 11, 2010}}</ref> aired in 2011. In 2014, she collaborated with the original character concepts for the anime ''[[Aldnoah.Zero]]''. In 2016, she provided the character designs for the anime ''[[Battery (novel series)|Battery]]''.

Aside from her publications as a professional manga artist, she is also active in amateur manga. In 2009, she formed a {{transl|ja|[[doujinshi]]}} circle named "Harapeko Sentai Hashi Ranger" together with fellow manga artists [[Hisae Iwaoka]], Fumiko Tanagawa, Aoki Toshinao, and Ishide Den.<ref>{{Cite web |title=腹ペコ戦隊はしレンジャー |url=http://hashiranger.web.fc2.com/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=hashiranger.web.fc2.com}}</ref>

==Works==
* {{Nihongo|''Shikii no Jūnin''|敷居の住人}} (1997–2002, 7 volumes)
* {{Nihongo|''Seikatsu Ijishō''|生活維持省}} (2003, [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]])
* {{Nihongo|''Boku wa, Onna no Ko''|ぼくはおんなのこ}} (2003, 1 volume)
** {{Nihongo|''Boku wa Onna no Ko''|ぼくはおんなのこ}} (1997, debut story)
** {{Nihongo|''Rakuen ni Ikō''|楽園に行こう}}
** {{Nihongo|''Shōnen no Musume''|少年の娘}}
** {{Nihongo|''Akemi no Theme: Teruo-hen''|アケミのテーマ テルオ編}}
** {{Nihongo|''Akemi no Theme: Yoshio-hen''|アケミのテーマ ヨシオ編}}
** {{Nihongo|''Akemi no Theme: Haruo-hen''|アケミのテーマ ハルオ編}}
** {{Nihongo|''Hana''|花}}
** ''sweet16''
* {{Nihongo|''[[Happy-Go-Lucky Days]]''|どうにかなる日々|Dōnika Naru Hibi}} (2002–2004, 2 volumes)<ref name="2015 Matsuri">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohtabooks.com/sp/shimura-takako-2015/|script-title=ja:志村貴子まつり 2015|trans-title=Takako Shimura festival 2015|publisher=[[Ohta Publishing]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=May 23, 2015}}</ref>
* {{Nihongo|''Love Buzz''|ラヴ・バズ}} (2002–2005, 3 volumes)
* {{Nihongo|''[[Wandering Son]]''|放浪息子|Hōrō Musuko}} (2002–2013, 15 volumes)<ref name="wandering-anime-news"/>
* {{Nihongo|''[[Sweet Blue Flowers]]''|青い花|Aoi Hana}} (2004–2013, 8 volumes)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-06/takako-shimura-aoi-hana-school-manga-gets-tv-anime|title=Takako Shimura's ''Aoi Hana'' Yuri Manga Gets TV Anime|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 6, 2009|accessdate=April 17, 2010}}</ref>
* {{Nihongo|''Kawaii Akuma''|かわいい悪魔}} (1 volume)<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:かわいい悪魔|url=http://www.ohtabooks.com/publish/2010/09/16170909.html|publisher=[[Ohta Publishing]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=May 23, 2015}}</ref>
* {{Nihongo|''Toaru Hi''|とあるひ}} (2004–2005, 2 chapters)
* {{Nihongo|''Route 225''|ルート225}} (adaptation of the [[Chiya Fujino]] novel, 2007–2008, 1 volume)
* {{Nihongo|''Fushō no Musuko''|不肖の息子}} (2009, one-shot)
* {{nihongo|''[[Awajima Hyakkei]]''|淡島百景}} (2011–2024, 5 volumes)<ref name="2015 Matsuri"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-14/aoi-hana/hourou-musuko-shimura-to-launch-new-manga|title=''Aoi Hana''/''Hourou Musuko''{{'}}s Shimura to Launch New Manga|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 14, 2011|accessdate=April 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poco2.jp/comic/awazima/|script-title=ja:淡島百景|trans-title=Awajima Hyakkei|publisher=[[Ohta Publishing]]|accessdate=May 22, 2015|language=Japanese}}</ref>
* {{Nihongo|''[[Musume no Iede]]''|娘の家出}} (2012–2017, 6 volumes)<ref name="2015 Matsuri"/>
* {{Nihongo|''Okite Saisho ni Suru Koto wa''|起きて最初にすることは|First Thing I Do When I Wake Up}} (2013, 1 volume)<ref name="2015 Matsuri"/>
* {{nihongo|''Wagamama Chie-chan''|わがままちえちゃん}} (2014–2015, 1 volume)<ref name="2015 Matsuri"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-08/wandering-son-shimura-pens-wagamama-chie-chan-manga|title= Wandering Son's Shimura Pens Wagamama Chie-chan Manga|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 8, 2014|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
* Original character concepts for ''[[Aldnoah.Zero]]'' (2014)
* {{nihongo|''Koi Iji''|こいいじ}} (2014–2019, 10 volumes)<ref name="2015 Matsuri"/>
* {{nihongo|''Sayonara, Otoko no Ko''|さよなら、おとこのこ}} (2016–2020, 3 volumes)
*''Beautiful Everyday'' (ビューティフル・エブリデイ) (2018–present, 2+ volumes)
*''[[Even Though We're Adults]]'' (おとなになっても ''Otona ni nattemo'') (2019–2023, 10 volumes)
*''Bloom Brothers'' (ブルーム・ブラザーズ) (2020–present, 1+ volume)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://takakoshimura.jugem.jp/ Takako Shimura's blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002221/http://takakoshimura.jugem.jp/ |date=2014-09-11 }} {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://a0ikit0iki.tumblr.com/ Takako Shimura's tumblr]
* {{anime News Network|people|61942}}

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