KOYAMA Yu

Born 1948 in Shizuoka Prefecture. Made his debut with "Ore ha Chokkaku" (published in "Shukan Shonen Sunday" weekly magazine). Won the 22nd Shogakukan Manga Award with "Ganbare Genki" and published a number of highly popular mangas, including "Ai ga yuku", "Sprinter", "Momotaro" and "Oi, Ryoma!" and others. "Azumi" won the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award, and is presently still featuring in "Big Comic Superior" comic magazine.
( 1997 )