is a Japanese

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. He graduated from Wako University in Machida,

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. In 1979, Nobe won an honorable mention in the 18th Tezuka Award for his story ''Hana to Arashi ga Iku''.

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worked as an assistant for Toshio when he was starting out.

Works

Listed alphabetically. *'' Monaco no Sora e'', 22 volumes *'' Monaco no Sora e 2: Alas Kagayakeru Tsubasa'', 5 volumes (as of July 2006) *'' Myū no Densetsu'', 8 volumes *''Nobe Toshio Senshū Tanpenshū'', 2 volumes so far, short story collections *'' Nozomi Witches'', 48 volumes, made into an

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series from 1992–1993 *''Rising'', 1 volume *'' Watashi no Okita-kun'', 20 volumes *'' Yayoi no Ōzora'', 11 volumes *'' Yōsei Taisen NOA'', 9 volumes

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nobe Toshio 1957 births Living people Manga artists from Tochigi Prefecture People from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Wako University alumni