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1Keiko Takemiya (born February 13, 1950) is a mangaka who was influential in revolutionizing {{shojo}} manga in the 70s, along with Creator/MotoHagio, Creator/RiyokoIkeda, Ryoko Yamagishi, Toshie Kitahara and Yasuko Aoike. She is also credited (along with Hagio) of pioneering the BoysLoveGenre, first with her early one-shot ''Sunroom Nite'' and later with her award-winning series ''Manga/KazeToKiNoUta''.
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3!!Some of her works include:
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5* ''Ringo no Tsumi''
6* ''Sunroom Nite'' (''In the Sunroom'' - considered to be the first shounen-ai work)
7* ''Pharaoh no Haka''
8* ''Manga/NatsuENoTobira''
9* ''Manga/KazeToKiNoUta''
10* ''Manga/TowardTheTerra'' (''Terra e...'')
11* ''Andromeda Stories'' (a collaboration with scifi author Ryu Mitsuse)
12* ''Watashi wo Tsuki Made Tsuretette!'' (''Fly Me to the Moon!'')
13* ''Izaron Densetsu''
14* ''Tenma no Ketsuzoku''
15* ''Toki wo Yuku Uma''
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17!!Tropes common to her works include:
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19* AnyoneCanDie
20* BittersweetEnding / DownerEnding: Don't expect her works to have completely happy endings.
21* DarkAndTroubledPast
22* GrayAndGrayMorality
23* {{Melodrama}}
24* SpiritualSuccessor: ''In the Sunroom'', ''Natsu e no Tobira'', ''Manga/KazeToKiNoUta'' and ''Hensoukyoku'' all have stong enough thematic similarities to be viewed as a series of spiritual successors.

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