芝美奈子 (15 February 1971 – 14 March 2021)
Shiba Minako was an animator, character designer and illustrator.
She was mostly known for her work as illustrator for the novel Jihad from vol.6 to 11 and as a character designer on .Hack//SIGN, Hikaru No Go, Kuroshitsuji, Madlax, Noir (Anime), Rental Magica, Tegami Bachi and Tsubasa CHRoNiCLE; as well as the anime version of Rental Magica and RDG Red Data Girl.
