Biography
Yū Koyama (小山 ゆう, Koyama Yū, born 20 February 1948 in Ogasa, Shizuoka) is a Japanese manga artist. 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 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.
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GenderMale
Birthday1948-02-20 (76 years old)
Birth Name大竹由次
Birth PlaceKikugawa, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As小山侑, Yu Koyama
AwardsManga Prize at Japan Media Arts Festival, Shogakukan Manga Award
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