Murasaki Yamada(やまだ 紫Yamada Murasaki), born as Mitsuko Shiratori, was a Japanese feminist essayist, mangaka, and poet. She was associated with Garo. Frederik L. Schodt regarded her work as particularly important because, although there is a culture of girl's manga, Yamada's work has a feminist message, which is rare in girls' manga. Yamada also influenced Hinako Sugiura and Yōko Kondō, her former assistants. She once ran for a seat in Japan's House of Councillors as part of the Chikyū Club political organization in 1989.