Minori Kimura(樹村 みのりKimura Minori) is a female Japanese manga artist, born 11 November 1949 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She is often counted among the Year 24 Group, a nebulous group of female manga artists considered to have revolutionized shōjo manga. In recent years, she has published fewer works, with most of her releases being reprints of older works. She has also create several health-related manga. One of her works finished its run in 2008 in Mugenkan, a magazine published by Asahi Shimbun Shuppan.