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[[File:Nyamō smiling.png|thumb|200px|Yoshimizu Kagami taking the form of [[Nyamō]] at the end of ''[[Lucky Star Volume 1]]''.]]

'''Yoshimizu Kagami''' (Japanese: {{lang|ja|美水かがみ}}, IPA: {{phone|ja-Latn-fonipa|joɕimʲizɯ kagamʲi}}), also known by the pen name '''Suina Tsukasa''' (Japanese: {{lang|ja|水奈つかさ}}, IPA: {{phone|ja-Latn-fonipa|sɯ.ina tsɯkasa}}), is a manga artist and the creator of ''[[Lucky Star]]''. He is from [[Saitama Prefecture]], where ''Lucky Star'' takes place, and was born [[1977-10-07|October 7th, 1977]]. He is heterosexual.<ref name="v6p142"/> In the [[Lucky Star tankōbon]], he depicts himself as [[Nyamō]], a white cat.

== Name ==

Both Yoshimizu Kagami<ref name="newtypeusa2005"/> and Suina Tsukasa are pen names, formed from alternate kanji readings of his name.{{Citation needed}} The [[Hiiragi twin]]s ([[Hiiragi Kagami]] and [[Hiiragi Tsukasa]]) are named after his pen names.

== History ==

Yoshimizu Kagami began publishing the [[Lucky Star manga]] in December 2003. In 2005, he began hosting the now-defunct [[Lucky Star database]] website.

Prior to September 2008 he visited Taiwan.<ref name="v6p142"/>

== Notes ==
<references>
<ref name="v6p142">''Lucky Star Volume 6'', page 142.</ref>
<ref name="newtypeusa2005">''Newtype USA'' June 2005 issue, page 187.</ref>
</references>

{{Bibliography|
<li>''[[Lucky Star Volume 6]]''.
<li> [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%8E%E6%B0%B4%E3%81%8B%E3%81%8C%E3%81%BF ''Yoshimizu Kagami'' {{lang|ja|『美水かがみ』}} on Japanese Wikipedia.]
<li>''Newtype USA'' June 2005 issue.
}}
== Further Reading ==
* [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%8E%E6%B0%B4%E3%81%8B%E3%81%8C%E3%81%BF ''Yoshimizu Kagami'' {{lang|ja|『美水かがみ』}} on Japanese Wikipedia.]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagami_Yoshimizu ''Kagami Yoshimizu'' on English Wikipedia.]

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