Akari Funato is a mangaka who writes shoujo and josei. She started with doujin and worked as a designer for authors like Yuya Aoi, a novelist whose two novels have been adapted into manga.

Under the Rose – Haru no Sanka (2002)
Honey Rose (2001)
Lunar: Vane Hikuusen Monogatari (1998)
Wakakusa Ikka de Ikou (1998)
Hoshi no Sabaku (1997)
Lunar: Younenki no Owari (1995)