Naoko Hayashiba (林葉 直子, Hayashiba Naoko; born on January 24, 1968), also known by her pen name Masaru Katori (かとり まさる, Katori Masaru), is a writer, manga artist and former women's professional shogi player who won several women's professional titles during her career. She has written two novel series, Tondemo Police and Kiss Dakeja Iya, and the manga Shion no Ō.
Source: “Naoko Hayashiba”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt