Chieko Hosokawa (細川 智栄子 (formerly 細川 知栄子), Hosokawa Chieko, born January 1, 1935 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist.
[1][2] She made her professional debut in 1958 with Crimson Rose (くれないのバラ, Kurenai no Bara).
[1][3] Her series Crest of the Royal Family, which received the 1991 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo,[4] has been continuously serialized in Princess since 1976.
Her series Akogare was adapted into a TV drama series, titled Hanayomeishō wa Dare ga Kiru (花嫁衣裳は誰が着る), in 1986.
A newer version of the TV drama was produced in 2006.