Lovely Idol was first serialized in Enterbrain's Magical Cute Premium magazine, beginning with the inaugural spring 2001 issue (released April 27, 2001), featuring the story by Kohki Kanoh and character designs/illustrations by Aoi Nishimata.
Shuffle! had much pre-sale hype as the development team was largely composed of former members of BasiL, including Hiro Suzuhira and Aoi Nishimata, the illustrators for Shuffle!.
Sola Aoi | Aoi Nishimata | Yū Aoi | Aoi Teshima | Aoi Tada | AOI | Aoi Miyazaki | Aoi Bungaku |