is a Japanese
manga artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan.
Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist bef ...
. After graduating from the University of Shizuoka he moved to Tokyo and in 1968 took a job with Saito Productions, the company run by
Takao Saitō. In 1971 he worked with
Kazuo Koike
was a prolific Japanese manga writer ( gensakusha), novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and entrepreneur. He is best known for his violent, artful ''seinen'' manga, notably ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' (with Goseki Kojima, 1970–6), '' Lady Snowblood'' ...
at Studio Ship.
Koyama debuted in ''
Shōnen Sunday'' in 1973 with ''
Ore wa Chokkaku''. He has won multiple awards in the manga field, winning the
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being given since ...
twice, once in 1977 for ''
Ganbare Genki'' and again in 1998 for ''
Azumi''.
''Azumi'' also won an Excellence Award at the 1997
Japan Media Arts Festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition.
Based on judging by a ...
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References
* Gifford, Kevin. "Azumi". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. p. 154.
External links
Yū Koyama's Official Websiteat The Ultimate Manga Page
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1948 births
Living people
Manga artists from Shizuoka Prefecture
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