Akira Oze

Akira Oze
Born	(1947-07-26) July 26, 1947 Osaka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Natsuko's Sake Hatsukoi Scandal Tobe! Jinrui II
Awards	31st Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga - Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II

Akira Oze (尾瀬あきら, Oze Akira, born 26 July 1947 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 1971 under the penname Aguma Matsumoto (松本めぐむ) writing shōnen manga, but he switched in the 1980s to seinen manga. He is best known for Natsuko's Sake, which was adapted as a live-action television series. Oze won the 1986 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga for Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II.^[1]

Selected works

Tobe! Jinrui (とべ!人類) (1978, 1 volume)
Hatsukoi Scandal (初恋スキャンダル) (1981–1986, 18 volumes)
Ryū (リュウ) (1986–1987, 7 volumes) - story by Masao Yajima
Natsuko's Sake (夏子の酒, Natsuko no Sake) (1988–1991, 12 volumes)
The Story of My Village (ぼくの村の話, Boku no Mura no Hanashi) (1992–1994, 7 volumes)
The Legend of Minori (みのり伝説, Minori Densetsu) (1994–1997, 9 volumes)
Island of Light (光の島) (2001–2004, 8 volumes)

References

↑ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-19.

External links

Official Website (Japanese)
Akira Oze at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide

Shogakukan Manga Award – Shōnen

1970s	Poe no Ichizoku and They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio (1975) Captain and Play Ball by Akio Chiba and Ganbare Genki by Yū Koyama (1976) Galaxy Express 999 and Senjo Manga series by Leiji Matsumoto (1977) Dame Oyaji by Mitsutoshi Furuya (1978) Toward the Terra and Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya (1979)

1980s	Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi (1980) Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama (1981) Miyuki and Touch by Mitsuru Adachi (1982) Musashi no Ken by Motoka Murakami (1983) Futari Daka and Area 88 by Kaoru Shintani (1984) Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II by Akira Oze (1985) Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin by Yoshihiro Takahashi (1986) Just Meet and Fuyu Monogatari by Hidenori Hara (1987) B.B. by Osamu Ishiwata (1988) Ucchare Goshogawara by Tsuyoshi Nakaima (1989)

1990s	Mobile Police Patlabor by Masami Yuki (1990) Ushio and Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita (1991) Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Takashi Shiina and Yaiba by Gosho Aoyama (1992) YuYu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi (1993) Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue (1994) Major by Takuya Mitsuda (1995) Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M by Masahito Soda (1996) Ganba! Fly High by Shinji Morisue and Hiroyuki Kikuta (1997) ARMS by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryōji Minagawa (1998) Monkey Turn by Katsutoshi Kawai and Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata (1999)

2000s	Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama and Cheeky Angel by Hiroyuki Nishimori (2000) Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi (2001) Konjiki no Gasshu!! by Makoto Raiku (2002) Yakitate!! Japan by Takashi Hashiguchi and Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (2003) Bleach by Tite Kubo (2004) Wild Life by Masato Fujisaki (2005) Kekkaishi by Yellow Tanabe (2006) Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima (2007) Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi (2008) Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara (2009)

2010s	King Golf by Ken Sasaki (2010) Nobunaga Concerto by Ayumi Ishii (2011) Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa (2012) Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu Ohtaka (2013) Be Blues! - Ao ni Nare by Motoyuki Tanaka (2014) Haikyū!! by Haruichi Furudate (2015)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 44217890 SUDOC: 180091220 NDL: 00122695

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