Anastasia Moreno, nicknamed Ana, was a US Marine of Japanese and Filipino American descent. She served for the United States Forces Japan as part of the United States Marine Corps in Japan from 1999 to 2004. After finishing active duty, she went on to become a civilian translator for the federal government, as well as a manga translator for Seven Seas Entertainment, translating licensed titles such as Strawberry Panic!, Girls und Panzer, and Girl Friends.

After a long affliction with cancer, Moreno died on July 12, 2015.

Marine Corps Yumi was continued by Takeshi Nogami (The Illustrator, as well as the artist behind Strike Witches and Girls und Panzer) as he was given the whole plot by Moreno before her death.