Artist Spotlight: Taishi Zaou/Mikiyo Tsuda

Based on the title of this Artist Spotlight post, you might think that it features two different artists. You'd be wrong.

Taishi Zaou and Mikiyo Tsuda are one in the same person. Mikiyo Tsuda is a shoujo manga artist specializing in gender-bending shoujo. She is the creator of Princess Princess (a show covered here a while back), The Day of Revolution (about a boy who becomes a girl), and Family Complex (a manga about a boy dealing with his unusually beautiful family). Taishi Zaou is Mikiyo Tsuda's pen name for her yaoi work.

All three manga series by Mikiyo Tsuda I mentioned above are available in English from DMP. As far as I know, none of her stuff has Taishi Zaou is available yet in the U.S. although a lot of it has been scanlated.

Enjoy this selection of artwork from both of her personas.

Princess Princess

After a sorta sneak peek, here is the post featuring artwork from Princess Princess.

Don't let the name fool you. Princess Princess has almost no women in it. It's a manga/anime series about a group of guys who dress up as princesses at their elite all-boys school to boost morale. It may be pure fantasy but it's fun to watch and to look at.

This first batch of pics come from the anime series.

This batch of images come from the original manga by Mikiyo Tsuda.

Finally, as an added bonus, here's the anime's ending sequence.