Wataru Yoshizumi

Wataru Yoshizumi(吉住渉 Yoshizumi Wataru) is a Japanese manga artist. She was born as Mari Nakai (中井 真里 Nakai Mari) 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 short story called "Radical Romance" that was published in 1984, in the summer issue of Ribon Original. She is known as a social manga artist, and is a good friend of fellow manga artists Naoko Takeuchi, Ai Yazawa, Miho Obana, and Megumi Mizusawa.

Published works

 * Quartet Game (1988)
 * Handsome Girlfriend (1988-1992)
 * Marmalade Boy (1992-1995)
 * Kimi Shika Iranai (1996)
 * Mint na Bokura (1997-1999)
 * Random Walk (2000-2001)
 * Ultra Maniac (2001-2003)
 * Datte Suki Nandamon (2004-2005)
 * PxP (2006-2007)
 * Happiness
 * Baby It's You
 * Cherish (2006)
 * Spicy Pink (2007-2008)
 * Cappuccino (2008-2009)
 * Chitose, etc. (2009-2012)