Digging a little deeper into Nymphet

A few more notes about Kodomo no Jikan and the author, Watashiya Kaoru (私屋カヲル)…

Akcoll99 points out a thread (thanks!) on Anime On DVD in which Seven Seas head editor Adam Arnold reveals that the name change to Nymphet was done at the request of the author.  Perhaps a bit too obvious, but given what I’ve seen and read about the comic so far, it’s very fitting.  (This kind of “lolita” character is quite common in humor manga, actually… much of which surrounds the awkwardness felt by those around the girl who is at the cusp of sexual awakening; becoming aware of her appeal, yet without full understanding or appreciation of it.  As far as these kinds of manga go, age is really quite arbitrary.)

In the same post Arnold also re-affirms their pledge to release books free from content-based edits.

One last wrinkle… a quick search on Yahoo Japan turns up the author’s homepage… and it appears Watashiya Kaoru is a woman who began in shoujo manga, most of her early work having been published by Shogakukan.  She’s also done figure design work for Good Smile Company, chronicled as a manga here.  (Be forewarned, there actually seems to be some “kitty porn” on her website!)