Picture and brief note by Matt Thorn:

Matt's Shoujo Manga Photo Album :

TAKAGUCHI Satosumi, creator of such popular shôjo manga as Hana no Asuka-gumi!, at her studio in Jan. '96. I tagged along with her then-editor from Kadokawa, SHIMAOKA Sakae, and representatives from Columbia Edutainment, who were visiting her to discuss the upcoming CD dramatizations of two of her recent works. Takaguchi is the single most organized and responsible shôjo manga artist I have ever met. And to think she used to be a juvenille delinquent! ^o^

http://www.matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/photo_album/index.php