Yū Yabūchi (やぶうち 優, Yabūchi Yū, born 1 December 1969 in Nishinomiya) is a Japanese manga artist who specializes in shōjo manga. Yū Yabuchi's most famous works are Mizuiro Jidai, Shōjo-Shōnen, and Naisho no Tsubomi. The main focus of her manga are the emotional and psychological growth of preteen girls and boys and early romances between them. Her works are popular among preteen and teenage girls. She received the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for Naisho no Tsubomi.[1]
Yū Yabūchi | |
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Born | Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan | 1 December 1969
Occupation | Manga artist |
Website | Utopia |
Her favorites subjects to draw are trains and birds (especially the Java sparrow).
Works
edit- Ani-Com
- Ao No Iris
- Chiko no Negai
- Dolly Kanon
- EVE Shōjo no Tamago
- Gekikawa Devil
- Hatsukoi Shinan
- Hitohira no Koi ga Furu
- Karen
- Kimi ga Mai Orite Kita
- Kimi ni Straight
- Koi wo Kanaderu Kisetsu
- Mahochū!
- Midori no Tsubasa
- Mizuiro Jidai
- Naisho no Tsubomi
- Ocharakahoi
- Ojōsama ni wa Kanawanai
- Onegai! Maruchi-kun
- Pure Pure
- Shōjo Shōnen
- Sorairo Memorial
- Tonda Shinkiroku
- Uesugi-kun ha onnanoko wo yametai
References
edit- ^ "54th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
External links
edit- Yū Yabūchi on Twitter
- Supporting Yū Yabuchi Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine (fansite, Japanese)
- Yū Yabūchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia