is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 manga artist

Mangaka

is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...

 who specializes in shōjo

Shojo

The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...

 manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

. Yuu Yabuchi's most famous works are Mizuiro Jidai

Mizuiro Jidai

is manga series which was serialized in 1991 by Shogakukan Inc. in the shōjo manga magazine Ciao. An television anime version ran for 47 episodes in 1996/1997 on TV Tokyo. During the run of the anime a continuation of the story called "Shin Mizuiro Jidai" was run in Ciao Magazine. The series was...

, Shōjo-Shōnen, and Naisho no Tsubomi

Naisho no Tsubomi

is a Japanese shōjo manga authored by Yuu Yabuuchi, and published by Shogakukan. As of 2011, 7 volumes have been released in Japan. An OVA anime for the series was released on April 24, 2008. A second OVA episode was released in June, 2008...

. The main focus of her manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 are the emotional and psychological growth of pre-teen girls and boys and early romances between them. Her works are popular among pre-teen and teenage girls. She received the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award

Shogakukan Manga Award

The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...

 for children's manga for Naisho no Tsubomi.

Her favorites subjects to draw are trains and birds (especially the Java Sparrow

Java Sparrow

The Java Sparrow, Padda oryzivora also known as Java Finch, Java Rice Sparrow or Java Rice Bird is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. It is a popular cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other...

).

Works

• Kimi ni straight
• Mizuiro Jidai
  Mizuiro Jidai
  is manga series which was serialized in 1991 by Shogakukan Inc. in the shōjo manga magazine Ciao. An television anime version ran for 47 episodes in 1996/1997 on TV Tokyo. During the run of the anime a continuation of the story called "Shin Mizuiro Jidai" was run in Ciao Magazine. The series was...
  
  
• Karen
• Onegai! Nulti kun
• Shōjo-Shōnen
• O chara ka hoi
• Midori no tsubasa
• Pure pure
• EVE Shōjo no Tamago
• Naisho no Tsubomi
  Naisho no Tsubomi
  is a Japanese shōjo manga authored by Yuu Yabuuchi, and published by Shogakukan. As of 2011, 7 volumes have been released in Japan. An OVA anime for the series was released on April 24, 2008. A second OVA episode was released in June, 2008...
  
  
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• Hitohira no Koi ga Furu
  Hitohira no Koi ga Furu
  is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Yabuuchi. This story is about a young girl who is dealing with the start of her "love life" with her boyfriend while she is growing up and discovering the hardships of a relationship.- Story :...
  
  

External links

• Supporting Yuu Yabuchi (fansite, Japanese)