Natsume Ono


Natsume Ono is a Japanese manga artist. In addition to her mainstream manga work, Ono publishes boys' love comics under the pen name basso.

Biography

Ono began creating dōjinshi after graduating from high school. In 2001, she completed a ten-month study abroad program in Italy, studying the Italian language. In 2003, upon her return to Japan, she began to create the webcomic series La Quinta Camera. It was subsequently serialized in the magazine COMIC SEED! and later published as a single tankōbon volume by Shogakukan under their Ikki Comics imprint.
Ono's works have been published in English by Viz Media since 2010.

Style

Ono is distinguished by her loose, minimalist drawing style, and for the characteristic wide mouths of her figures. She typically writes slice of life stories focused on interpersonal relationships, with travel used as a frequent plot and thematic device.

Works

As Natsume Ono