Matsuri Hino (Hino Matsuri) is a Japanese manga artist. She is a native of Hokkaido. A former bookstore shopkeeper, Matsuri Hino's first published first title, Kono Yume ga Sametara (When This Dream is Over) appeared in LaLa DX magazine in 1995. Hino became a manga artist a mere nine months after she decided to become one. With the success of her series Toraware no Minoue (Captive Circumstance) and MeruPuri, Hino has established herself in the world of shōjo manga. Her new title, Vampire Knight, currently runs in the monthly LaLa magazine. Hino enjoys creative activities, and has commented that she would have been either an architect or an apprentice to traditional Japanese craft masters if she had not become a manga artist.
Notable works
Captive Circumstance (Toroware no Minoue) 5 volumes.
MeruPuri (Märchen Prince) (Merupuri Meruhen Purinsu) 4 volumes.
WANTED 1 volume.
Vampire Knight (Vanpaia Naito) In progress
