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{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Hinako Takanaga
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| birth_date  = <!--{{Birth date||September|16}} needs year-->
| birth_place = Aichi, Japan
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| nationality = Japanese
| known_for   = [[yaoi]] romantic comedies 
| occupation  = [[Manga artist]]
| website     = http://anaguranz.blog95.fc2.com/
}}
{{nihongo|'''Hinako Takanaga'''|高永 ひなこ|Takanaga Hinako|born September 16}} is a Japanese [[yaoi]] [[manga artist]] from [[Nagoya]]. She has also provided illustrations for several yaoi [[light novels]] by other authors, including ''[[The Guilty (novel series)|The Guilty]]'' by Katsura Izumi. Most of her works have been translated into English and German (chiefly by [[Tokyopop]] imprints). Her influences include [[Suzue Miuchi]], [[Yun Koga]] and [[Range Murata]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/11/27/hinako-takanaga-interview-with-bl-mangaka-author/ |title=Hinako Takanaga – Interview With BL Mangaka Author |work=Active Anime |date=November 27, 2007 |accessdate=December 28, 2011 }}<!-- http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/2194/36/ --></ref>

==Biography==
Hinako Takanaga was born on September 16 in [[Nagoya]], [[Aichi]], Japan. Her first manga story, {{nihongo||合格祈願|Goukaku kigan|Prayers for a passing grade}}, was published by Hanamaru Comics in 1995. As the story continued it was later retitled ''[[Challengers (manga)|Challengers]]'', and it spawned a spinoff series titled ''[[The Tyrant Falls in Love]]''. She currently lives in [[Osaka]].

She was a guest at [[Yaoi-Con]] in 2007 and 2010, invited by [[Digital Manga Publishing]], the US publishers of her popular series ''[[Little Butterfly]]'' and ''[[The Tyrant Falls in Love]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-03-14/dmp-announces-yaoi-con-2007-guest-hinako-takanaga|title=Juné by DMP Announces Yaoi Con 2007 Guest – Hinako Takanaga|date=Mar 14, 2007|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-19/yaoi-con-to-host-little-butterfly-hinako-takanaga|title=Little Butterfly's Hinako Takanaga to Attend Yaoi-Con (Updated)|date=May 19, 2010|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2011-06-05}}</ref>
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==Bibliography==
===Manga===
* {{nihongo|[[Challengers (manga)|Challengers]]|チャレンジャーズ}}, 1995, 4 volumes
* {{nihongo||勉強しなさい!Study Hard!|Benkyou Shinasai! Study Hard!|Please Study! Study Hard!}}, 1999, 1 volume (This work has an English subtitle; as of September 2011 it is not licensed in English.)
* {{nihongo|[[Little Butterfly]]|リトル・バタフライ}}, 2001, 3 volumes
* [[Love Round!!]], 2002, 1 volume
* {{nihongo|[[Liberty Liberty!]]|リバティ・リバティ！}}, 2003, 1 volume
* {{nihongo|[[Croquis (manga)|Croquis]]|クロッキー}}, 2004, 1 volume<ref>{{Cite web |first=Lissa |last=Pattillo |url=http://www.kuri-ousity.com/?p=4365 |title=NYAF 2009: Tokyopop |date=September 25, 2009 |work=Kuriousity |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222152932/http://www.kuriousity.ca/2009/09/nyaf-2009-tokyopop/ |archivedate=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Katja |last=Bürk |url=https://www.animepro.de/anima/db/1272_skizzen-der-liebe-manga |title=Skizzen der Liebe |work=AnimePro.de |date=July 17, 2010 |language=German |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217034957/https://www.animepro.de/anima/db/1272_skizzen-der-liebe-manga |archivedate=December 17, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 17, 2016 }}</ref>
* {{nihongo||デキる男が好きなんだ!|Dekiru Otoko ga Suki Nanda!|I Like Impressive Guys!}}, 2004, 1 volume; English title ''[[A Capable Man]]''
* {{nihongo|''[[Awkward Silence (manga)|Awkward Silence]]''|不器用なサイレント|Bukiyou na Silent}}, 2004, 6 volumes (completed)
* {{nihongo|[[The Tyrant Falls in Love]]|恋する暴君|Koisuru Boukun|}}, 2004, 14+ volumes (ongoing)
* {{nihongo|Turning Point|ターニングポイント}}, 2005, 1 volume
* {{nihongo|[[You Will Fall in Love]]|きみが恋に堕ちる|Kimi ga Koi ni Ochiru|}}, 2005, 1 volume
* {{nihongo|[[You Will Drown in Love]]|きみが恋に溺れる|Kimi ga Koi ni Oboreru|}}, 2006, 3 volumes
* {{nihongo|[[The Devil's Secret]]|アクマのひみつ|Akuma no Himitsu|}}, 2007, 1 volume
* {{nihongo||きみが恋に乱れる|Kimi ga Koi ni Midareru|You Will Be Thrown Into Chaos by Love}}, 2011 (completed)

===Illustrations===
*[[The Guilty (novel series)|The Guilty]] Series, by {{nihongo|Katsura Izumi|和泉桂}}
:*{{nihongo||有罪|Yuuzai|Guilt}}, English title ''The Guilty Vol. 1: Verdict'', 2002
:*{{nihongo||原罪|Genzai|Original Sin}}, English title ''The Guilty Vol. 2: Original Sin'', 2002
:*{{nihongo||贖罪|Shokuzai|Atonement}}, English title ''The Guilty Vol. 3: Redemption'', 2003
:*{{nihongo||堕罪|Dazai|Sinking into Sin}}, English title ''The Guilty Vol. 4: Forsaken'', 2004

*Shirasagi Series, by {{nihongo|Haruhi Sakiya|崎谷はるひ}}
:*{{nihongo||キスは大事にさりげなく|Kiss wa daiji ni sarigenaku}}, 2005
:*{{nihongo||夢はきれいにしどけなく|Yume wa kirei ni shidokenaku}}, 2005
:*{{nihongo||恋は上手にあどけなく|Koi wa jouzu ni adokenaku}}, 2006
:*{{nihongo||平行線上のモラトリアム |Heiousen no moritoriamu}}, 2007
:*{{nihongo||垂直線上のストイシズム|Suichokusen no stoishizumu}}, 2007
:*{{nihongo||蜜は夜よりかぎりなく|Mitsu wa yoru yori kagirinaku}}, 2008

*Shinkan Series, by {{nihongo|Tamaki Yoshida|吉田珠姫}}
:*{{nihongo||神官は王に愛される|Shinkan wa ou ni aisareru|The priest is loved by the king}}, 2005
:*{{nihongo||神官は王を狂わせる|Shinkan wa ou wo kuruwaseru|The priest drives the king crazy}}, 2007
:*{{nihongo||神官は王を恋い慕う|Shinkan wa ou wo koishitau|The priest loves the king}}, 2007
:*{{nihongo||神官は王を悩ませる|Shinkan wa ou wo nayamaseru|The priest annoys the king}}, 2010

*{{nihongo||咲きほこる蜜月|Sakihokoru mitsugetsu}}, by {{nihongo|Runoa Mafune|真船るのあ}}, 2008

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://anaguranz.com/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://anaguranz.blog95.fc2.com/ Official blog] {{in lang|ja}}
*{{anime News Network|name|47800}}
*[https://archive.org/details/TakanagaHinakoYaoiCon07 Ed Chavez podcast interview]

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