Ichiho Michi (1978–) is a Japanese novelist whose work spans both boys' love fiction and literary fiction. Known for her subtle psychological insight, she explores family, love, loss, and the fragile connections between people with warmth and emotional depth. She won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers in 2022 for "Small Worlds" and received the 171st Naoki Prize in 2024 for "Tsumidemic." Through a linked collection of stories set during the COVID-19 pandemic, the book captures isolation, uncertainty, and the unexpected ways people's lives intersect in times of crisis.