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Sumomo Yumeka




Sumomo Yumeka (夢花李 ''Yumeka Sumomo'') is a yaoi manga artist or Mangaka .

Sumomo Yumeka is famous for her works ''Chou ni Naru Hi'' and ''Dousaibou Seibutsu'', which have been translated in English under the titles ''The Day I Became a Butterfly'' and ''Same Cell Organism''.

Much of her information is a mystery, including her real name. Sumomo Yumeka is the most common pseudonym she uses but she has published her other works under the aliases Mizu Sahara and Sasshi.

Although she is referred to as female, some fans have questioned her sex because of the style of her drawing bearing more similarity to a shounen manga and her avoidance of showing graphic sexual scenes in her yaoi works.


WORKS


DOUSAIBOU SEIBUTSU (''Same Cell Organism'')

''Same Cell Organism''

Nakagawa and Yokota may be different but they remain connected by the feelings they have for each other.

''I Love You (''Dosaibou Seibutsu 2'')''

A short conversation between Nakagawa and Yokota, discussing their plans and fears.

''Lullaby in My Hand (''Dosaibou Seibutsu 3'')''

Nakagawa and Yokota have grown but there are things that will remain the same like the lullabies they have in their hand.

''The Letter in the Attic''

Kana needs some space and ends up sharing an attic with a quiet and mysterious boy named Yuji.

''To Make an Angel Part 1''

Sakaki wants to be a princess and an angel by the name of Yuki helps make it come true.

''To Make an Angel Part 2''

Yuki's brother misses him and wonders what makes Sakaki special.

''We Selfish Two''

A funny love story between Sora and Midori - neighbors, friends... lovers?

CHOU NI NARU HI (''The Day I Became a Butterfly'')

''The Day I Became a Butterfly''

Mimi wants to be indifferent to the things he hears but feelings are inescapable and he finds himself falling in love.

''You at the End''

Unari brings life and love to Masariya, a mute boy who has always felt like he would forever be invisible.

''The Lonely War''

Suzu has lost faith in love but her friendship with Kawashima helps her trust again.

''Blue Cat Tunnel''

Tokiko has fallen in love with someone she shouldn't have but she wants to make it right.

''Tokyo Alien Ulala''

Ulala puzzles Yuzuru with his eccentric ways but Yuzuru can't help but be fascinated by Ulala's strange little world.

''Planet Yours''

A short, simple but touching story between Haru and Akira and the comfort of the human touch.


OTHER WORKS


Kokoro Kikai

Hoshi no Koe

Natsukashi Machi no Rozione

Soshite Hibi Koishiteku

Soshite Koi ga Hajimaru


STYLE


Sumomo Yumeka's style of art has won most of her fans. Her illustration are simple and light which fit her stories perfectly. The narration is very quiet and gentle and the characters have more depth than in usual yaoi or shounen-ai stories. Although her characters are young, Sumomo Yumeka fleshes out young love in the dazzling magic and wonder that it is instead of portraying romance as a physical or social compulsion.