Haruka Fukushima(フクシマ ハルカFukushima Haruka) is a shōjo mangaka. She made her manga debut in 1999 in Nakayoshi Magazine with her award-winning manga Sakuranbo Kiss. She considers Otona ni Nuts (Instant Teen: Just Add Nuts) to be her masterpiece. Other works include Ai Ga Nakucha Ne!, Bibitte Mu-cho, Cherry Juice, Kedamono Damono, Fortune☆Cake, Young Mermaid, and more recently Orange Planet; All of which are/were published in Nakayoshi. Her hobbies include walking her dog, jogging and do-it-yourself carpentry. Climbing trees is her specialty and her favorite food is omusubi (rice ball.) Born April 12, she is an Aries; Bloodtype: A; raised in Okayama Prefecture (in the Chuugoku area).