Yuu Watase's self-portrait, including a Henohenomohe mask

Yuu Watase (渡瀬 悠宇, Watase Yū^?, born March 5, 1970) in Osaka) is a Japanese shōjo manga author and artist. Image File history File links Watase2. ... Image File history File links Watase2. ... Henohenomoheji (へのへのもへじ) or hehenonomoheji (へへののもへじ) is a face drawn by Japanese schoolchildren using hiragana characters. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Osaka )   is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest[1] city in Japan, with a population of almost 2. ... Shōjo or shoujo (少女 lit. ...

Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles as a bishounen mangaka. Bishōnen (美少年. literally, beautiful boy) is a specific Japanese aesthetic concept of the ideally beautiful young man. ... Manga-ka (漫画家) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ...

Her name is romanized as Yū Watase in VIZ Media's publications of Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, Celestial Legend, while in VIZ Media's Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden her name is romanized as Yuu Watase. In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as Yu Watase. Fushigi YÅ«gi (ふしぎ 遊戯; literally Mystery Game but usually rendered Mysterious Play) is a Japanese manga (later an anime) created by Yuu Watase and serialized in the manga magazine Shōjo Comic. ... Alice 19th (ありす19th; Arisu NaintÄ«nsu) is a manga written by YÅ« Watase, creator of the popular manga series Ceres: Celestial Legend and Fushigi YÅ«gi, all three of which were serialized in the weekly manga magazine Shōjo Comic. ... Ceres, Celestial Legend ), is a 14-volume shōjo manga series by YÅ« Watase, the creator of the popular manga/anime series Fushigi YÅ«gi and Alice 19th. ... Fushigi YÅ«gi Genbu Kaiden (ふしぎ遊戯玄武開伝) is a Japanese manga written by YÅ« Watase. ... Chuang Yi is a manga and manhwa publisher and distributor based in Singapore. ... A macron, from Greek (makros) meaning large, is a diacritic ¯ placed over a vowel originally to indicate that the vowel is long. ... The circumflex ( ˆ ) (often called a caret, a hat or an uppen) is a diacritic mark used in written Greek, French, Dutch, Esperanto, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Vietnamese, Japanese romaji, Welsh, Portuguese, Italian, Afrikaans and other languages, and formerly in Turkish [citation needed]. It received its English name from Latin circumflexus (bent...

Works

Watase Yuu Flower Comics

• Fushigi Yūgi - 18 Vols.
• Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden - Vol.5 - on going.
• Shishunki Miman Okotowari - 3 Vols.
• Zoku Shishunki Miman Okotowari - 3 Vols.
• Shishunki Miman Okotowari Kanketsu Hen
• Epotoransu! Mai - 2 Vols.
• Ayashi no Ceres (Ceres, Celestial Legend) - 14 Vols.
• Appare Jipangu! - 3 Vols.
• Imadoki! - 5 Vols.
• Alice 19th - 7 Vols.
• Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend) - 6 Vols.

Fushigi Yūgi (ふしぎ 遊戯; literally Mystery Game but usually rendered Mysterious Play) is a Japanese manga (later an anime) created by Yuu Watase and serialized in the manga magazine Shōjo Comic. ... Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden (ふしぎ遊戯玄武開伝) is a Japanese manga written by Yū Watase. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Ceres, Celestial Legend ), is a 14-volume shōjo manga series by Yū Watase, the creator of the popular manga/anime series Fushigi Yūgi and Alice 19th. ... Appare Jipangu! (天晴じぱんぐ) is a manga by Yuu Watase. ... Imadoki! (イマドキ!: Nowadays) is a manga by Yuu Watase. ... Alice 19th (ありす19th; Arisu Naintīnsu) is a manga written by Yū Watase, creator of the popular manga series Ceres: Celestial Legend and Fushigi Yūgi, all three of which were serialized in the weekly manga magazine Shōjo Comic. ... Zettai Kareshi, or Absolute Boyfriend, is a six-volume manga series written by Yuu Watase. ...

Watase Yuu Masterpiece Collection

1. Gomen Asobase!
2. Magical Nan
3. Otenami Haiken!
4. Suna no Tiara
5. Mint de Kiss Me

YuuTopia Collection

1. Oishii Study
2. Musubiya Nanako

Watase Yuu Flower Comics Deluxe, Kanzenban, Shogakukan Bunko

• Shishunki Miman Okotowari - 3 Vols.
• Pajama de Ojama (her debut work)
• Mint de Kiss Me
• Fushigi Yūgi Kanzenban - 9 Vols.
• Fushigi Yūgi -
• Epotoransu! Mai

Artbooks

• Watase Yuu Illustration Collection Fushigi Yūgi
• Watase Yuu Illustration Collection Part 2 Fushigi Yūgi Animation World
• "Ayashi no Ceres" Illustration Collection Tsumugi Uta ~Amatsu Sora Naru Hito o Kofutote~

Novels

• Shishunki Miman Okotowari
• Maseikishinden
• Fushigi Yūgi
• Ayashi no Ceres
• Yada ze!

External links

• Sho Comi
• Tasuki no Miko's Watase Yuu Page- Unofficial Website on Yuu Watase and source for the majority of this info.
• Random Play with Yuu Watase- interview
• Yuu Watase at Animazment- Another Interview
• Suiren Shinju's Watase Yuu Page
• Midori & Sudô - Website about Yuu Watase, Ai Yazawa, Mayumi Yokoyama, Mihona Fujii...