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Minene Sakurano (桜野 みねね, Sakurano Minene; born 29 November 1973) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist born on November 29 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Sakurano made her debut in 1995 with her story Mother Doll, which tied for first place in the 1st Enix 21st Century Manga Prize contest, sharing the prize with Yasaka Mamiko's Kaze no Daidōzoku. Her representative work is Mamotte Shugogetten, which was adapted into an anime television series and an OVA series.