She is an only child. Her professional debut was in 1993 (FanimeCon, 7). Comic art influences include Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki, and the Showa 24 generation of women manga artists led by Moto Hagio who created girls' comics in the 1970s (Yaoi-Con 2001, 3; Higuri Q & A, 2004). She has also found inspiration in Franco-Belgian comics or bandes dessinées (Higuri Q & A, 2004). Higuri currently lives in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, near Osaka (FanimeCon, 7).