Yuu Watase
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Yuu Watase[lower-alpha 1] (渡瀬 悠宇, Watase Yuu, born March 5, 1970, in Kishiwada, Osaka[1]) is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 1989 at the age of 18 with the short story "Pajama de Ojama" (パジャマでおじゃま, "An Intrusion in Pajamas") and has since published more than 50 volumes of one-shots and long-running manga series.[2] One of her most popular titles is Fushigi Yûgi.[3] In 1998, Watase won the 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo (girls') category for Ceres, Celestial Legend.[4] In 2008, she began her first shōnen (boys') serialization, Arata: The Legend.[5]
Yuu Watase 渡瀬 悠宇 | |
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Born | (1970-03-05) March 5, 1970 (age 54) Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | |
Awards | 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award, shōjo category |
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In 2019, Watase came out as X-gender, a Japanese non-binary gender identity.[6][7][8] Following the announcement, an editor for Viz Media's Shojo Beat imprint clarified that Watase's pronouns in English are still "she" and "her".[9]