Yumi HottaYumi Hotta.

Yumi Hotta (堀田 由美, Hotta Yumi; most often written as ほった ゆみ, born October 15, 1957) is a Japanese manga artist. Hotta is best known as the author of the best-selling manga Hikaru no Go, which is widely credited for the late 90s-2000s boom of the game of go in Japan. The idea behind Hikaru no Go began when Yumi Hotta played a pick-up game of go with her father-in-law.