高田 明美 (たかだ あけみ)

A female manga artist born on March 31, 1955 (ANN states 1952) in Tokyo, [[Japan]]. She is a popular anime character designer, noted for her long collaboration with director [[Mamoru Oshii]]. She graduated from Tama Art University, after which she worked for [[Tatsunoko Pro]]. 

She is currently a freelance manga artist with her own studio, though she is also a member of the creative group [[Headgear]]. She also has her own designer jewelry store called Diakosmos. [i](source: Wikipedia)[/i]
takada akemi