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Wataru Yoshizumi

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Wataru Yoshizumi
吉住 渉
BornMariko Nakai (中井 真里子)
(1963-06-18) June 18, 1963 (age 61)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationManga artist
NationalityJapanese
Years active1984–present
Notable worksMarmalade Boy, Ultra Maniac

Wataru Yoshizumi (吉住 渉, Yoshizumi Wataru) is a Japanese manga artist. She was born as Mariko Nakai (中井 真里子, Nakai Mariko) on June 18, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated with a degree in economics from Hitotsubashi University.

Yoshizumi started her career as a Japanese manga artist while working as an office lady. Her debut manga was a yomikiri (short story) called "Radical Romance" that was published in 1984, in the summer issue of Ribon Original. She is known as a social[clarification needed] manga artist,[citation needed] and is a good friend of fellow manga artists Naoko Takeuchi, Ai Yazawa, Miho Obana, and Megumi Mizusawa.

As of 2011, Yoshizumi has had works serialized in Ribon, Chorus, and Margaret.

Works

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This tankōbon contains three early short stories. Along with the title story, the other stories are "Another Day" and "Heart Beat".
Several volumes of this series include some more early short stories, including Wataru's debut work, "Radical Romance".

References

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  1. ^ "Marmalade Boy's Yoshizumi Ends Chitose Etc. Manga". 28 June 2023.