Kaoru Yunagi is a manga artist and writer known for creating adult-oriented romantic comedy and ecchi manga series. Yunagi is primarily recognized as the original creator behind the anime The Roommate, an OAV adaptation of Yunagi’s manga work.

The manga that inspired the anime is titled Kininaru Roommate, also known as The Roommate. This series was serialized in Young Comic magazine, published by Shonengahosha, with its serialization running from April 2004 to June 2007. Yunagi is credited for both the story and art of this manga.

Beyond The Roommate, Yunagi has created several other manga series, many of which have been published in French by Taifu Comics under their Taifu Ecchi imprint. One such work is Ulala, Ma Colocataire (Ulala my Roommate), a three-volume series published in 2008. The story follows a young man who shares an apartment with a young woman living above a strip club. Another series is Sexy Holidays, a two-volume manga published in 2009. The narrative centers on a young man named Michihisa and his relationship with a charming woman named Shiori. As indicated by the collections under which they were published, these works are explicitly intended for adult audiences and contain ecchi or pornographic content.

Yunagi’s body of work consistently features adult-themed romantic comedies with a strong emphasis on ecchi elements. The recurring artistic identity involves character-driven stories set in intimate or vacation-like settings, focusing on relationships and physical humor. Industry records consistently credit Yunagi as both the writer and illustrator for these manga series, confirming a dual role as creator and artist. Yunagi’s significance in the industry is primarily as a creator of adult-oriented manga that have received adaptation into anime, notably with The Roommate.