Mari Ozawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
josei
manga artist
who writes primarily for Kiss and Young You. She won the 1995 Kodansha Manga Award
for shōjo
for Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
josei
Josei
also known as or , is a term that refers to the target demographic of manga created mostly by women for late teenage and adult female audiences. Readers range from 15-44. In Japanese, the word josei means simply "woman", "female", "feminine", "womanhood" and has no manga-related connotations at...
manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
who writes primarily for Kiss and Young You. She won the 1995 Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
for shōjo
Shojo
The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...
for Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku
Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku
is a Japanese manga by Mari Ozawa serialized in Kiss from 1993 to 1999. It won the 19th Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga and it was adapted into a 2-episode live-action television drama in 1996.-Volumes:...
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Works
- Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii OngakuSekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongakuis a Japanese manga by Mari Ozawa serialized in Kiss from 1993 to 1999. It won the 19th Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga and it was adapted into a 2-episode live-action television drama in 1996.-Volumes:...
(1993 - 1999) - Nikoniko Nikki (2000 - 2003)
- Pong Pong (2006 - 2008)
External links
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page