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 ...
. After graduating from Shizuoka Prefectural Shimada Commercial High School he moved to Tokyo and in 1968 took a job with Saito Productions, the company run by
Takao Saitō. In 1971 he worked with
Kazuo Koike at Studio Ship.
Koyama debuted in ''
Shōnen Sunday'' in 1973 with ''
Ore wa Chokkaku''. He has won multiple awards in the manga field, winning the
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 ...
twice, once in 1977 for ''
Ganbare Genki'' and again in 1998 for ''
Azumi''.
''Azumi'' also won an Excellence Award at the 1997
Japan Media Arts Festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival was an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition.
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References
* Gifford, Kevin. "Azumi". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. p. 154.
External links
Yū Koyama's Official Website at The Ultimate Manga Page
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1948 births
Living people
Manga artists from Shizuoka Prefecture
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