This site contains all sorts of information about a relatively-unknown-outside-of-Japan manga artist, Takemoto Izumi. While he's been producing manga for years in Japan, none of it has ever been published in North America. They are aimed at every age group: young kids, teens, young adults, and so on.
Hopefully a publisher over here will pick up his works and begin publishing them (Hint! Hint!). Begin learning about Takemoto by following the links above, and let me know if you have any questions.