Japanese Name: 山田可南

Place of Birth: Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Female

Information for Authors: [Blog](http://yamadakanan.hatenablog.com/) | [pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/users/351293) Possibly born around 1977~1978 (inferred from [interview with NHK](https://www.nhk.or.jp/shutoken/wr/20191213.html)) List of name/pen names: 1. 山田可南 (YAMADA Kanan) Debut in 1998 (at the age around 20) under this name. 2. 山田姉妹 ([YAMADA Shimai](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=17841)) A group consists of herself and her younger sister [YAMADA Kotaro (山田こたろ)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=49460) YAMADA Shimai means YAMADA Sisters. 3. ヤマダカナン (YAMADA Kanan) (Source: [Comic Essay (Kadokawa)](https://www.comic-essay.com/episode/77)) Her first work under this name is [Haha ni naru no ga osoroshii](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=178155)