Akira Oze

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Akira Oze (尾瀬あきら, Oze Akira^?, born 1947-07-26 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 1971 under the penname Aguma Matsumoto (松本めぐむ, Aguma Matsumoto^?) writing shōnen manga, but he switched in the 1980s to seinen manga. He is best known for Natsuko's Sake, which was adapted as a live-action television series. Oze won the 1986 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga for Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II.^[1]

[edit] Selected works

Tobe! Jinrui (とべ！人類, Tobe! Jinrui^?) (1978, 1 volume)
Hatsukoi Scandal (初恋スキャンダル, Hatsukoi Scandal^?) (1981–1986, 18 volumes)
Ryuu (リュウ, Ryuu^?) (1986–1987, 7 volumes) - story by Masao Yajima
Natsuko's Sake (夏子の酒, Natsuko no Sake^?) (1988–1991, 12 volumes)
The Story of My Village (ぼくの村の話, Boku no Mura no Hanashi^?) (1992–1994, 7 volumes)
The Legend of Minori (みのり伝説, Minori Densetsu^?) (1994–1997, 9 volumes)
Island of Light (光の島, Island of Light^?) (2001–2004, 8 volumes)