
わたなべまさこ
She is one of the masters of shoujo manga in 60s, who has been active since the early days of Japanese shoujo manga and still continues to write even now.
When she got married in 1949, her husband was a student. She drew illustrations in books to support him. One day she read Tezuka's manga. She was enchanted by manga and decided to become a mangaka.
After she gave birth to a son in 1952, she visited many publishers to show her works until Wakagi-shobou gave her a job. Wakagi-shobou published tankoubon called "Akahon". "Suama-chan" was the first of her works.
In the sixties, she wrote a lot of mother-and-daughter stories, twin-sisters stories and horrors. In the late seventies, she started writing ladies' comics. She is writing "Kinpeibai", which is based on a Chinese classic, in Mistery Jour.
Received the 16th Shogakukan Manga Award with GARASU NO SHIRO in 1971; the Japan Cartoonist Award in 2002; the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award; the 4th Class, Order of the Rising Sun in 2006. Currently, professor of the Art Department of University of Creation, Art, Music & Social Work. She has also worked in costume design, including for the high-camp crime drama The Black Lizard.
Masako Watanabe is also known as わたなべまさこ, わたなべまさ子.
Masako Watanabe was born on May 16, 1929.
Masako Watanabe is 96 years old.
Masako Watanabe is female.
Masako Watanabe works as Mangaka.
Masako Watanabe performs in Japanese.

Saint Rosalind

Glass no Shiro

Hana no Youna Lilibeth

Mona Lisa no Heya

HOUSE

Himegoto

Black Angel Sincera

Heidi

Best of Gekiga Takarazuka

Aoi Kitsune Honoo

Watashi no Aishita Otomodachi

Kowai Hanashi: Kessaku Manga Sen

Master of Morley

Okaa-Sama

Pluton no Musukotachi

Lilium

Hakuba no Shoujo

Shiawase no Kane

Kinpeibai

Tenshi no Komichi

Futago no Princess

Nageki no Ballerina

Yamabiko Shoujo

Akujo Series

Chanel no. 5

Hana no Yakata

Jack Riordan's Baby

Tenshi no Hitomi

Chandelier

Kaiki Roman Kessakusen

Suzukake no Michi

Adabana Aku-no-hana Kijo Yofuden

Tada Ai Yue ni

Kibara Saku Koro

Midori no Shinju

Tsubakihime

Tenshi to Banka

Chiisana Onegai

Akujo Monogatari: Mamushigusa

Koga Satoko no Watashi no Koksehi Ningyo

Kawada Takako no Mikan no Hanazaku Saka

Akiko

Kuroneko ga Waratta

Ayakashi no Densetsu

Namida no Sanbika

Chou wa Koko ni wa Sumenai!

Shireikon: Watanabe Masako Kessakusen

Ai no Hitokoto

Hanayome wa Shigatsu ni

Futagoza Umare