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.
[2] She is one of the top selling yaoi manga artists in Japan.
[3][4] 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.