 In 1983, she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for "Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi".She worked on "Terpsichora" (The Dancing Girl; Maihime Τερψιχόρα) which was nominated for the 9th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2005, and won the 11th annual Tezuka prize in 2007.Her works normally have occult themes, although her most popular are "Arabesque", about Russian ballet, and "Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi".