Mai Mochizuki was born and raised in Hokkaido and now lives in Kyoto, and originally wroteAlice in Kyouraku Forest as a series of novels. She's written numerous other titles, including 4th Kyoto Book Award winnerKyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes which was turned into a manga and anime series. Haruki Niwa is a prolific fantasy and manga artist in Japan who broughtAlice in Kyouraku Forest's manga adaptation to life.