Izumi Tsubaki (椿 いづみ, Tsubaki Izumi, born December 11) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for her long-running series Oresama Teacher and Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun.
In an interview with Manga News in France, Tsubaki said that she was inspired by Yoshihiro Togashi and her sister who is also a manga artist.
Yu Yu Hakusho was the first manga she bought on her own.
She became a manga artist after placing third in a contest and was approached by an editor.
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