is a Japanese

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...

who is the author and artist of sports

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

. He is best known for the

Sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by th ...

series ''Ucchare Goshogawara'', for which he received the 1989

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is ...

in ''shōnen'' category. and which got an OVA adaptation in 1991. Between 1999 and 2011, his golf manga ''The Golden Rough'' (''Ougon no Rough ~Sōta no Stance~'') was released in 33 ''

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

'' volumes. Nakaima was an avid baseball player throughout high school and college but had to quit after shoulder injury. He became an assistant to Akio Chiba before creating manga on his own. Nakaima is from Okinawa and it has been noted how some of his character use

Okinawan Japanese is the Japanese language as spoken by the people of Okinawa Islands. The name ''Uchinaa'' ''Yamatu-guchi'' is composed of ''Uchinaa'' meaning "Okinawa", ''Yamatu'' referring to mainland Japan, and the suffix -''guchi'' approximately meaning " ...

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Monthly Shōnen Jump was a shōnen manga magazine which was published monthly in Japan by Shueisha from 1970 to 2007 under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. It was the sister magazine to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. History The ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' magazine star ...

- 58 volumes - ''baseball'' * -

Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, making it ...

- 12 volumes - ''sumo'' * -

Big Comic is a semimonthly ''seinen'' manga magazine published since 18 February 1968 by Shogakukan in Japan. Publication history It was originally launched as a monthly magazine, but switched to twice monthly on the 10th and 25th beginning in April 1 ...

- 33 volumes - ''professional golf'' * - Weekly Morning - 16 volumes - ''women's boxing'' * -

- ''professional golf''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakaima, Tsuyoshi 1960 births Manga artists from Okinawa Prefecture Living people People from Okinawa Prefecture Ryukyuan people