is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 manga artist

Mangaka

is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...

 known for being the author of many shōnen

Shonen

The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...

 and shōnen-ai series, including Dragon Knights

Dragon Knights

is a manga series drawn by Mineko Ohkami and shown in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings. The manga is translated in the United States by Tokyopop...

and Lumen Lunae

Lumen Lunae

is a manga series drawn by Mineko Ohkami and shown in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings.-Description:There is a rumor around school about Houjyou Aika giving birth to a child at the age of fifteen, just now returning to school about a year later. Reality is far worse than the gossip...

. She also works as a cover artist. Her Pen name

Pen name

A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...

 derives from the fact that she likes wolves and cats (ohkami = wolf; neko = cat)

Mangaka she respects: Takahashi Rumiko (author of Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, etc.)

Her favorite music artists are "The Yellow Monkey", "L'arc~en~ciel", and "Hide (from X JAPAN).
Some random things she likes are rock fashions, small tattoos, ring earrings, Harajuku street fashions, crosses, priests, Chinese dresses, army uniforms, maid uniforms, mermaids, Takarazuka, sunflowers, pirates, Assam tea, and pudding.
She also likes and watches a lot of anime (old and new) and Power Rangers-type shows.
A list of her works:

Series Title	Genre	Year
Densetsu no Kokuou o Sagase!! Densetsu no Kokuou o Sagase!! is a manga series drawn by Mineko Ohkami and serialized in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings. It was her debut in the manga world.-References:MyAnimeList.net...	Fantasy, Adventure	1990
Dragon Knights Dragon Knights is a manga series drawn by Mineko Ohkami and shown in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings. The manga is translated in the United States by Tokyopop...	Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shōjo Shojo The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong... , Supernatural	1990
Papa wa Warumono!? Papa wa Warumono!? is a manga drawn composed of 5 different stories by Mineko Ohkami.-Papa wa Warumono!?:This is the sequel to her manga "Papa wa Hero!?".Three years have passed since Yuu found out his new his dad was the villain of "Dragon Fighters" . Although he doesn't hate Prince Ryuth like he used to, he still...	Comedy	1993
Asuka² Asuka² is a manga drawn by Mineko Ohkami and shown in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings.-Description:"A series of short stories featuring two characters with the same name, Asuka Koji and Takaki Asuka. They both have super powers and share a common love: SAKE! This really has no real plot but it...	Comedy, Fantasy, Shōjo Shojo The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...	1994
Lumen Lunae Lumen Lunae is a manga series drawn by Mineko Ohkami and shown in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings.-Description:There is a rumor around school about Houjyou Aika giving birth to a child at the age of fifteen, just now returning to school about a year later. Reality is far worse than the gossip...	Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Shōjo Shojo The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong... , Shōnen-ai, Supernatural	1995
Kurseong South: The Forest of Black Tea Kurseong South: The Forest of Black Tea is a manga one shot drawn by Mineko Ohkami and shown in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings.Description"A boy who while walking on the way home sees seven bright dots fall from the sky. He goes out to investigate and finds himself in a strange forest filled with really pretty “fairies” who really...	Fantasy, Shōjo Shojo The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong... , Supernatural	2006
Dragon Kishidan Gaiden: One Day, Another Day Dragon Kishidan Gaiden: One Day, Another Day is a manga drawn by Mineko Ohkami and serialized in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings. It's composed of a series of oneshots and side stories of Dragon Knights.-One Day, Another Day:...	Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shōjo Shojo The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong... , Supernatural	2007
Strawberry Palace Strawberry Palace is a manga series drawn by Mineko Ohkami and shown in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings.Description:In this country, there are beings called Sapeles. These beings are not human; they are treated as slaves. Society shuns them, just as they would poor people. Sapele are not allowed to have desires,...	Fantasy, Romance, Shōjo Shojo The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong... , Tragedy	2008
Jintori-Gassen Jintori-gassen is a manga series drawn by Mineko Ohkami and serialized in the monthly Japanese magazine Wings.Description:We all know about school rivalry, but these two schools take it to a whole new level.From the back of volume one:...	Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shōjo Shojo The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...	2009