Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.

Mizue Tani is the author of several fantasy novel series and in 1997 received an honorable mention in the Shueisha Roman Taisho awards. Aside from The Earl and the Fairy, her other major series is Majou no Kekkon (The Witch's Marriage). Ayuko debuted with the story "Us, you and me" in Bessatsu Margaret magazine and has gone on to publish several manga titles in addition to The Earl and the Fairy. Born in Kumamoto Prefecture, she's a Leo and loves drawing girl characters.