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{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
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| native_name      = 蒼樹 うめ
| native_name_lang = ja
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| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1981|08|03}}
| birth_place      = [[Hyōgo Prefecture]], Japan
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| nationality      = Japanese
| occupation       = [[Mangaka|Manga artist]], [[illustrator]]
| alma_mater       = [[Musashino Art University]]
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| genre            = Fiction
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| website          = {{URL|http://ap.sakuraweb.com/}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Ume Aoki'''|蒼樹 うめ|Aoki Ume|born August 3, 1981|lead = yes}} is a Japanese [[Mangaka|manga artist]], [[illustrator]] and [[dōjin]] artist from [[Hyōgo Prefecture]]. She officially romanizes her name as '''aokiume'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://madokamagicausa.com/product/Madoka-Magica-V1-Assets_lrg.jpg|title=Madoka Vol.1 Collection press photo|access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/umeaoki|title=Ume Aoki's official twitter|access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/MadokaMagicaUSA|title=Madoka Magica USA Facebook|website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=December 19, 2011}}</ref> She illustrates under the pennames '''apricot+''' for many of her [[dōjinshi]],<ref>{{cite web|url = http://ap.sakuraweb.com/|title = Aoki Ume's official home page|access-date = December 7, 2011}}</ref> and {{Nihongo|'''Apply Fujimiya'''|藤宮 アプリ|Fujimiya Apuri}} for the visual novel ''[[Sanarara]]''.

Aoki provided the voice for her [[Metapod]] persona in the [[Shaft (studio)|Shaft]] anime adaptation of her [[Yonkoma|four-panel]] [[comic strip]] ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=TBSアニメーション「ひだまりスケッチ」公式HP|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/hidamari/1st/04chara/ume.html|work=tbs.co.jp|publisher=Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.|access-date=December 25, 2011|language=ja}}</ref> She later created the original character designs for ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', a Shaft anime production;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-21/bakemonogatari-shinbo-phantom-urobuchi-launch-new-anime|title= ''Bakemonogatari''{{'}}s Shinbo, ''Phantom''{{'}}s Urobuchi Launch New Anime|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 21, 2010}}</ref> and has been involved with the franchise—spanning several films, mobile games, manga, novels, and further television anime series—since then.

==Works==
*''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'' (2004–present; original manga published in ''[[Manga Time Kirara Carat]]'') – Voice of 'Ume-sensei' in anime adaptation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://houbunsha.co.jp/comics/detail.php?p=%A4%D2%A4%C0%A4%DE%A4%EA%A5%B9%A5%B1%A5%C3%A5%C1|script-title=ja:ひだまりスケッチ|publisher=[[Houbunsha]]|language=ja|access-date=July 10, 2010}}</ref>
*''[[Sanarara]]'' (2005) – Character design, artwork
*{{nihongo|''Tetsunagi Kooni''|てつなぎこおに||{{lit}} Hand Holding Little Demon}} (2006–present; original manga published in ''[[Dragon Age Pure]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fujimishobo.co.jp/pure/2006/11/11orz.php|title=もう11月ですね…orz|publisher=[[Fujimi Shobo]]|language=ja|access-date=July 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808140811/http://www.fujimishobo.co.jp/pure/2006/11/11orz.php|archive-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>
*''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' (2011–present) – Original character design<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-28/new-shinbo/shaft-anime-to-be-maho-shojo-madoka-magika|title=New Shinbo/Shaft Anime to Be ''Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika''|access-date=October 28, 2010|publisher=Anime News Network}}</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Mado no Mukōgawa''|マドの向こう側||{{lit}} The Other Side of the Window}} (2012–present; original manga published in ''Manga Time Kirara Carino'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Houbunsha, Ume Aoki to Start Manga Time Kirara Carino Mag|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-09/houbunsha-ume-aoki-to-start-manga-time-kirara-carino-mag|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 25, 2011|date=November 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-13/hidamari-sketch/madoka-magica-aoki-draws-new-manga|title=''Hidamari Sketch''/''Madoka Magica''{{'}}s Aoki Draws New Manga|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 13, 2011|access-date=August 13, 2011}}</ref>
*{{nihongo|''Binetsu Kūkan''|微熱空間||{{lit}} Feverish Atmosphere}} (2014–present; manga published in '' [[Hakusensha]]'s Rakuen (Le Paradis)'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Hidamari Sketch's Ume Aoki to Launch New Series|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-31/hidamari-sketch-ume-aoki-to-launch-new-series|publisher=[[Anime News Network ]]|access-date=September 27, 2017}}</ref>
*''[[Magia Record|Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story]]'' (2017–2024) – Original character design

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://ap.sakuraweb.com/ Ume Aoki's personal website] {{in lang|ja}}
* {{anime News Network|people|58763}}
* {{Twitter}}
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