Maya Mineo is a Japanese Mangaka who primarily works on shoujo & classic-style Boys' Love manga. He won the 28th edition of the Japan Cartoonists Association Award in 1999 with his work "Patalliro!".
He is married to a ballerina, and his daughter is also a ballerina. Mineo also has a son who bears a resemblance to Patalliro. Everyone in his family can draw.
