Mia Ikumi
| Mia Ikumi 征海美亜 | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 27, 1979 |
| Died | March 7, 2022 (aged 42) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Tokyo Mew Mew |
Mia Ikumi (Japanese: 征海美亜, Hepburn: Ikumi Mia; March 27, 1979 – March 7, 2022) was a Japanese manga artist best known for being the illustrator of Tokyo Mew Mew, a manga series she created with Reiko Yoshida. Her first manga story The Sleeping Princess of Berry Forest was written when she was just 18 years old.
Ikumi was diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage in February 2021, and died on March 7, 2022, from a heart failure brought by the hemorrhage.