Laura Watton (born 2 August 1979) is a semi-professional UK manga artist and founding member of Sweatdrop Studios.
In 2001 she joined up with other comic creators Hayden Scott-Baron/Dock, Sam Brown/Subi and Foxy in founding one of the largest UK Manga art collectives, Sweatdrop Studios[citation needed].
In 2006, Laura was one of the winners of the Neo magazine manga competition, with her short comic Sea Bream Dream.
[3] She has also published a graphic novel volume of Biomecha (ISBN 978-1-905038-12-1), her manga style comic which was shortlisted for the 2007 Eagle Awards.
[4] She also achieved a runner-up position in the 3rd Rising Stars of Manga United Kingdom and Ireland competition.