Hoshino Katsura(星野 桂) was born on the 21th of April in 1980, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. In her family, she was the younger of fraternal twin girls and the second of three children. She made her manga debut in July 2003, at the age of 23 years old with the one-shot (short story with only one chapter) named Continue (コンティニュー, Kontinyū). How ever Hoshino`s debut was in 2003, her first manga one-shot was Zone, at 21 years old, appeared in Akamaru Jump. This two stories were the pillars of her best and most popular manga: D.Gray-Man (ディーグレイマン, Dī Gureiman). The D.Gray-man manga series has been adapted into various forms, including an anime series and two novel adaptations. Three volumes placed in the top fifty of Japan's bestselling manga of 2008 and the series is one of Weekly Shōnen Jump`s bestselling manga series. It has gained attention in North America; both the manga and anime adaptions are licensed for English language releases. The manga series has been well-received in France; it was awarded the prize for Best Manga Series 2006 at the Anime and Manga 2007 French Grand Prix organized by Animeland. It also won Webotaku's prize for Manga of the Year 2006.
At the moment, Hoshino lives in Tokyo. She dreamed of bringing her mother to the city and was able to in 2006, and now they live together.
Allen Walker, the main character of D.Gray-Man
