title: Ayano Yamane
text: # Ayano Yamane
  
  Ayano Yamane (やまね あやの or 山根 綾乃, Yamane Ayano) is a Japanese josei manga artist, known for specializing in yaoi manga. She debuted as a professional manga artist in 1996 and since then has published several yaoi series and illustrated many light novels. Ayano Yamane is known for her humour and detailed art. She is one of the top selling yaoi manga artists in Japan. Her most successful work is the Finder Series.
  
  ## Works
  
  * Finder (ファインダーシリーズ, Faindā Shirīzu) (Biblos → Libre Publishing, 2002-)
  * A Foreign Love Affair (異国色恋浪漫譚, Ikoku Irokoi Romantan), Core Magazine, 2003.
  * Artbook: Yamane Ayano Illustrations - Aya (やまねあやのイラスト集 ｢絢｣), Biblos, 2004
  * Crimson Spell (クリムゾン・スぺル), Tokuma Shoten, 2005.
  
  In 2010, Digital Manga Publishing licensed Finder Series in English. From 2007 to 2008, Kitty Media held the North American license of Crimson Spell, but in 2013 SuBLime Manga acquired the rights to publish this title. 801 Media has licensed A Foreign Love Affair.
  
  