CreatorsBattan

ばったん

Battan debuted in 2016 with her title Nijiiro konpurekkusu (Rainbox Color Complex), published by KODANSHA. Her other works include Ane no yujin (My Older Sister’s Friend), Kakeochi garu (Run Away with Me, Girl, Kodansha USA), Kemutai ane to zurui imoto (Secondhand Sisters, Kodansha USA). Four volumes of Soshite hiroin wa inaku natta (And Then There Were No Heroines) were serialized on the online comic platform Web Action by Futabasha Publishers. Her latest work is Fatale Game by Kodansha.

As part of the MINT Project’s 2026 New York City tour, Battan did a talk event at Society of Illustrators, their first ever event on manga. She designed the official poster and attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2026 where she took part in talk events and autograph sessions. The English edition of her self-published work Kinbae (The Golden Fly) was also published in collaboration with The Beguiling in coordination with TCAF. Battan loves dogs.

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