Kouji Seo

Koji Seo (瀬尾 公治, Seo Kōji, born July 26, 1974) is a Japanese manga creator from Shobara, Hiroshima, Japan.

He has stated in an interview that he was a member of his high school's track and field team and that he loves to watch baseball both emphasized in his hit manga Suzuka.

He debuted in 1996 with the one-shot HALF & HALF in Magazine Fresh. His two hits, Suzuka and Cross Over, both mixed the genres of sports with high school romance. Suzuka focused on track and field while Cross Over used basketball.

He was an assistant to Tsukasa Ōshima, and respects Fujiko F. Fujio and Masahito Soda.^[1]

In 2009 he designed the High School Girl Kimchi for Hokubi Construction food company.

Works

• HALF & HALF (1996 Magazine Fresh; Kodansha)
• W's (W's～ダブルス～, Daburusu) (2000–01 Kodansha)
• Cross Over (2002–03 Weekly Shōnen Magazine; Kodansha)
• Suzuka (涼風^?)

(2004–07 Weekly Shōnen Magazine; Kodansha); English translation: Suzuka (2006–2010 Del Rey Manga)

• Love Letter: Seo Kōji Tanpenshū (ラブレター ～瀬尾公治短編集～^?, Love Letter: Kōji Seo's Collection of Short Stories)

(2007 Kodansha)

• • Azusa (梓颯^?)

(2005 Shōnen Magazine Wonder; Kodansha)

• • HALF & HALF (2007 Magazine Special; Kodansha)
  • Love Letter (ラブレター) (2007 Magazine Special; Kodansha)
• Kimi no Iru Machi (君のいる町^?, A Town Where You Live)

(2008–2014 Weekly Shōnen Magazine; Kodansha)

• Princess Lucia (2009–ongoing Monthly Comic Blade; Mag Garden)^[2]
• LovePlus Rinko Days (ラブプラス Rinko Days) (2010–11 Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine; Kodansha)
• Half & half (2012–ongoing Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine; Kodansha)
• Fuuka (風夏^?, Fuuka)

(2014–ongoing Weekly Shōnen Magazine; Kodansha)

References

1. ↑ Seo, Kouji. "瀬尾ダンデイ事務所" (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2008. 
2. ↑ "Aria's Amano to Launch Amanchu! Manga on November 29". Anime News Network. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008. 

External links

• Kōji Seo's website (Japanese)
• Kouji Seo at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia