Wataru Yoshizumi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Wataru Yoshizumi

Japanese manga artist

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1963

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Profession: mangaka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Wataru Yoshizumi (???, Yoshizumi Wataru) is a Japanese manga artist.
She was born as Mari Nakai (?? ??, Nakai Mari) on June 18, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan.
She graduated with a degree in economics from Hitotsubashi University. Yoshizumi started her career as a Japanese manga artist while working as an office lady.
Her debut manga was a yomikiri (short story) called "Radical Romance" that was published in 1984, in the summer issue of Ribon Original.
She is known as a social manga artist, and is a good friend of fellow manga artists Naoko Takeuchi, Ai Yazawa, Miho Obana, and Megumi Mizusawa. As of 2011, Yoshizumi has had works serialized in Ribon, Chorus, and Margaret.