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  <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[[[Please visit &lt;a href=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2760294._&gt;樋口 橘&lt;/a&gt; for Higuchi-sensei's books that are currently only in Japanese. Or just search under &quot;樋口 橘&quot; with the search engine set to amazon.co.jp~

If you're looking for a French translation, search under &quot;L'académie Alice&quot;, with the engine set to amazon.fr.]]

Tachibana Higuchi (樋口 橘, HIGUCHI Tachibana), born 1976-03-16 , is a Japanese manga artist. In year 1996, she first made her debut work in Bessatsu Hana to Yume's 5th issue, entitled 5 Gatsu no Sakura (『5月のサクラ』?).

During &lt;a href=http://www.tokyopop.com/AliceAcademy/tp_article/1230464.html&gt;an interview with Tokyopop&lt;/a&gt;, she gave a detailed account of how she started as a mangaka.

&quot;I first submitted a manga story a while after I graduated from high school. Up until then I was studying for the entrance examinations for the Art University, and as part of that, I sometimes drew manga and four-panel strip comics for fun.

&quot;Because I was conscious of the fact that I had started drawing manga in earnest at a later age, I think my progress during the beginning on drawing and storytelling techniques was fast as I frantically tried to absorb everything I could learn about creating manga. After the serialization of the story began, as I got busy, I was so desperate to submit it on time that I feel that the drawings probably haven’t improved much compared to before. During the serialization of the manga, I think my story telling techniques improved more as I concerned myself with how to catch the attention of the readers, how well one can incorporate what the readers are seeking into the story.&quot;

Her current ongoing work is Gakuen Alice.
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  <title><![CDATA[Gakuen Alice, Volume 1]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gakuen Alice, Volume 2]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gakuen Alice, Volume 3]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gakuen Alice, Volume 4]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gakuen Alice, Volume 5]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gakuen Alice, Volume 6]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gakuen Alice, Volume 7]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gakuen Alice, Volume 8]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[L'académie Alice, Tome 9]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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        <book id="6644531">
  <title><![CDATA[Alice Academy (Buku 11)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Tachibana Higuchi]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.40</average_rating>
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  <published>2009</published>  
  
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