Wataru Yoshizumi Fan Club

Wataru Yoshizumi (吉住渉, Yoshizumi Wataru) is a Japanese mangaka. 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 mangaka while working as an office lady. Her debut manga was a yomikiri (short story) called "Radical Romance" that was published in 1984, in the summer issue of Ribon Original. She is known as a social mangaka and is a good friend of fellow mangakas Naoko Takeuchi, Ai Yazawa, Miho Obana, and Megumi Mizusawa. Yoshizumi currentlyhas her works published in both Ribon and Chorus. Works: <li>Quartet Game - This tankōbon contains three early short stories. Along with the title story, the other stories are "Another Day" and "Heart Beat". <li>Handsome na Kanojo (Handsome Girl) (9 volumes) - Several volumes of this series include some more early short stories, including Wataru's debut work, "Radical Romance". <li>Marmalade Boy (8 volumes) <li>Kimi Shika Iranai (I Don't Need Anyone But You) (2 volumes) <li>Mint na Bokura (We Are Mint) (6 volumes) <li>Random Walk (3 volumes) <li>Ultra Maniac (5 volumes) <li>Datte Suki Nandamon (Because I Love You) (2 volumes) <li>"PxP" (one-shot) <li>"Happiness" (one-shot) <li>"Baby It's You" (one-shot) <li>Cherish (1 volume) <li>Spicy Pink (ongoing)