Keiko Nishi
Keiko Nishi (西 炯子, Nishi Keiko, born December 26, 1966 in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Kagoshima Prefectural Ibusuki High School, she attended Tsuru University where she graduated with a degree in Japanese literature. While still attending Tsuru University, Nishi made her professional manga debut with her story Matte Iru yo in Shogakukan's manga magazine Petit Flower.
Nishi currently makes a living as an independent manga artist and a teacher. Her definitive works include Sanban-chō Hagiwara-ya no Bijin and Love Song. Matt Thorn described her in the mid-1990s as "one of the most popular and respected artists of her (twenty-something) generation."
Works
(Japanese) Love Song (October 1993, ISBN 4-09-172026-9, Shogakukan)
Love Song (1998-04-05, ISBN 1-56931-255-9, Viz Communications)
Otoko no Isshō (2009–2012 (volumes))
Ane no Kekkon (2010–2014)
Anthologies
Four Shōjo Stories (February 1996, ISBN 1-56931-055-6, Viz Communications, two stories)