Itaru Hinoue

Itaru Hinoue (樋上 いたる, Hinoue Itaru?, born March 1) (pseudonym) is a female Japanese artist from Osaka, Japan, and is one of the founding members of the software company Key. Hinoue's choice of her pseudonym stems from the manga C by Shō Kitagawa; the protagonist in the manga was named Itaru Amano (天野 格, Amano Itaru?). Before forming Key, Hinoue worked for the company Tactics where she had a hand in the creation of the three games for that company: Dōsei, Moon., and One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e. After forming Key, Hinoue has become known for her work on such titles as Kanon, Air and Clannad. Her dōjinshi circle is known as "Soldier Frog".