Izumi Kazuto is a Japanese manga artist and original creator, born on December 3, 1979, in Ota, Tokyo, and is known to be active in Saitama Prefecture. Her professional career began with early recognition when she won a prize at the 6th Dengeki Novel Prize Awards in 2000 for a short comic, and she subsequently provided illustrations for the light novel Under Rug Locking, which won a Grand Prize in 2001. Her debut as a manga artist came in 2003 with the four-panel comedy series Choco Parfait, which was serialized in Manga Time magazine under the pseudonym Izumi and later collected into two volumes.

Kazuto is best known as the creator of Binbō Shimai Monogatari, a slice-of-life series about two impoverished sisters that was serialized in Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday Gene-X from February 2004 to January 2006 and compiled into four volumes. The series was adapted into a ten-episode anime television series by Toei Animation in 2006, marking her most prominent work in animation. Following this success, she published an artbook titled Yorimichi Drop in 2007. Her other notable manga works include Kuroyome, a collection of interrelated short stories from 2011, and Sentou Hawaii, a comedy slice-of-life series from 2012 to 2013. She also contributed to the yuri anthology Tsubomi, published by Houbunsha from 2009 to 2012.

The creator’s artistic identity is closely associated with slice-of-life storytelling that emphasizes relatable human emotions, family bonds, and quiet introspection, often focusing on young female characters. Her works are noted for a warm,治愈的风格 and a recurring visual interest in details such as black stockings. In addition to her original manga, she has participated in anthologies for other popular series, including Black Lagoon: The Book of Venom in 2009. Kazuto maintains a public online presence and has been noted for her continued activity in the industry, as well as personal milestones such as giving birth to a child in 2013.