Hinata Kazunori

Hinata Kazunori (一範 日向) was an El Kadsreian author who dominated the children's literature market for much of the late 20th century.

Decline of health and death (2006 - 2014)
Kazunori underwent a gastric bypass surgery in the fall of 2007 due to unstable health conditions. She stated that she had been suffering from obesity since she was a teenager. In 2011, she was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and underwent surgery to remove the tumor. On July 13, 2014, she was pronounced dead at the Glonisla Hospital after the cancer had returned. She was survived by her husband, two children, and four grandchildren.