Yūki Obata (, , ''Obata Yuuki'') (born January 9, 1962) is a Japanese

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born in

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. She is mainly known for her work ''

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'' (', ''Bokura ga Ita'').

Career

In 1998, Obata made her debut with ''Rain Drops'' published in the Shogakukan's magazine ''Deluxe Separate Volume Shojo Comic''. Since her debut, Obata's works are primarily published in Shogakukan's ''

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''. In 2002, ''

'' began serialization in ''Bestucomi'', eventually becoming her most popular work with over 10 million volumes in circulation. An anime adaption of the work was released in 2006, followed by a

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in 2012. From July 31 to September 5, 2010, an exhibition of Obata's original art was held on the second floor of JR Kushiro Station in Hokkaido. Exhibitions of Obata's original artwork from ''We Were There'' were also held in Sapporo and Tokyo from March to April 2012.

Works

* ''Rain Drops'' (1998) – one-shot in Shogakukan's ''

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'' * ''Kimi no Kachi'' ''()'' (2000) – one-shot in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' * ''Suki, Kirai, Suki ()'' (2000) – serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'', 1 volume published * ''Maru Sankaku Shikaku ()'' (2000-2001) – 2 volumes published * ''Sumire wa Blue ()'' (2001-2002) – serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'', then ''

'', 2 volumes published * ''

(, Bokura ga Ita)'' (2002-2012) – serialized in ''Betsucomi'', 16 volumes published * ''Haru Meguru ()'' (2012-2014 hiatus) – serialized in Shueisha's ''

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,'' 2 volumes published

Awards

In 1998, Obata won a Shogakukan Award Honorable Mention in the New Mangaka category for the one-shot ''Rain Drops''. In 2004, ''We Were There'' won the 50th

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in the shoujo category, tied with ''

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by''

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References

External links

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