Daniela Durisotto

An illustrator and comic artist from Rome, she attended the third year of art high school and the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.
Deeply influenced by anime and manga from childhood, she began her career at a very young age, contributing to the teen weeklies *PUPA*, *DEBBY*, and *CIOÈ* (300,000 copies sold) from 1987 to 2002. Some of her illustrations were also published in Poland in the weekly magazine *Nasza Miss*.
In 1992, based on texts by Vincenzo Perrone, she published the comic *LITTLE RATTLE* in *Futuro Zero*.
In 1996, he designed the cover and illustrations for the role-playing game *TEENAGERS MANGA MUTANTI*; published by Stratelibri, it was released not only in the United States and Italy but also in France, and in March of that same year, at Lucca Comics & Games, it won the Best of Show award for the best game translated in Italy.
From 2001 to 2007, he collaborated with the daily newspaper LA REPUBBLICA on the REPUBBLIC@SCUOLA senior/junior booklet, which was distributed in Italian schools.

Also based on texts by Vincenzo Perrone, in 2002 he illustrated the booklet *AMORE CON AMORE/Interpersonal Relationships and Sexuality, Missione Salute*, distributed to all Italian high schools on behalf of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Universities and Research (Poligrafico di Stato).
He participates in solo and group exhibitions, some of which are dedicated to David Bowie.
At the end of 2023, he designed the cover and interior illustrations for the novel *MALÌA D’EURASIA*, written by A. Mara Cortes (the pen name of Anna Marani) and published in 2024 on Amazon.
Starting in 2023, he began teaching online classes in traditional drawing to aspiring professionals and amateurs alike, exploring various illustration and painting techniques as well as artistic anatomy, while fostering a friendly atmosphere with his students.
In May 2026, an interview with him, conducted by Maurizio Ercole, was published in ANIME CULT 32, Sprea Edizioni.