Yū Koyama

Yū Koyama (小山ゆう, Koyama Yū, born 20 February 1948 in Ogasa, Shizuoka) is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from the University of Shizuoka 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.^[1] Azumi also won an Excellence Award at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival.

Works

Ore wa Chokkaku (おれは直角)
Ganbare Genki (がんばれ元気)
O~i! Ryoma (お〜い!竜馬)
Change (チェンジ)
Sprinter (スプリンター)
Yume ga Yuku (愛がゆく)
Azumi (あずみ)
Momotaro (ももたろう)
Kaze no Saburō (風の三郎)
Samurai Kazuma (サムライ数馬)
Harajuku Story (原宿ストーリー)
Iza! Ryoma (いざ!竜馬)

References

↑ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved 2007-08-19.

Gifford, Kevin. "Azumi". (November 2006) Newtype USA. p. 154.

External links

Yū Koyama's Official Website
Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page
Yū Koyama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Shogakukan Manga Award – General

1950s	Būtan by Noboru Baba (1955) Oyama no Kaba-chan by Eijo Ishida (1956) Manga Seminar on Biology and Biiko-chan by Osamu Tezuka (1957) Little Black Sambo and Shiawase no Ōji by Tarō Senba (1958) Korisu no Pokko by Jirō Ōta and Bonko-chan and Fuichin-san by Toshiko Ueda (1959)

1960s	Science-kun no Sekai Ryokō by Reiji Aki (1961) Susume Roboketto and Tebukuro Tecchan by Fujiko Fujio (1962) Fight Sensei and Stop! Nii-chan by Hisashi Sekitani (1963) Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka (1964) Paki-chan to Ganta by Kazuo Maekawa (1965) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae by Shotaro Ishinomori (1967) Animal 1 and Inakappe Taishō by Noboru Kawasaki (1968) Fire! by Hideko Mizuno (1969)

1970s	Glass no Shiro by Masako Watanabe and Gag Ojisan and Oya Baka Tengoku by Ryuzan Aki (1970) Hana Ichimonme by Shinji Nagashima and Minashigo Hutch by Tatsuo Yoshida (1971) Tōchan no Kawaii Oyome-san and Hashire! Boro by Hiroshi Asuna (1972) Otoko Doahō Kōshien and Deba to Batto by Shinji Mizushima (1973) The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu (1974) Golgo 13 by Takao Saito (1975) Abu-san by Shinji Mizushima (1976) Notari Matsutarō by Tetsuya Chiba (1977) Haguregumo by George Akiyama (1978) Tosa no Ippon Tsuri by Yūsuke Aoyagi (1979)

1980s	Hakatakko Junjō and Gangaragan by Hōsei Hasegawa and Jarinko Chie by Etsumi Haruki (1980) Sunset on Third Street by Ryōhei Saigan (1981) Tsuribaka Nisshi by Jūzō Yamasaki and Ken'ichi Kitami (1982) Hidamari no Ki by Osamu Tezuka (1983) Human Crossing by Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane (1984) Bokkemon by Takashi Iwashige (1985) Oishinbo by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki (1986) Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon by Shotaro Ishinomori (1987) Genji Monogatari by Miyako Maki (1988) Yawara! by Naoki Urasawa (1989)

1990s	F by Noboru Rokuda (1990) Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho by Fumi Saimon (1991) Okami-san by Ichimaru and Miyamoto kara Kimi e by Hideki Arai (1992) Kaze no Daichi by Nobuhiro Sakata and Eiji Kazama (1993) Bokkō by Hideki Mori (1994) Ron by Motoka Murakami and Gallery Fake and Tarō by Fujihiko Hosono (1995) Gekka no Kishi by Junichi Nōjō (1996) Azumi by Yū Koyama (1997) Aji Ichi Monme by Zenta Abe and Yoshimi Kurata (1998)

2000s	Monster by Naoki Urasawa (2000) Heat by Buronson and Ryoichi Ikegami (2001) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2002) Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo by Takatoshi Yamada (2003) Team Medical Dragon by Tarō Nogizaka and Akira Nagai (2004) A Spirit of the Sun by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe and Masasumi Kakizaki (2005) Bengoshi no Kuzu by Hideo Iura (2006) Bambino! by Tetsuji Sekiya and Kurosagi by Takeshi Natsuhara and Kuromaru (2007) Gaku: Minna no Yama by Shin'ichi Ishizuka (2008) Shinya Shokudō by Yarō Abe (2009)

2010s	Ushijima the Loan Shark by Manabe Shōhei and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2010) Kids on the Slope by Yūki Kodama (2011) I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa (2012) Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi (2013) Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki and Aoi Honō by Kazuhiko Shimamoto (2014) Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto (2015)

Shogakukan Manga Award – Shōnen

1970s	Poe no Ichizoku and They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio (1975) Captain and Play Ball by Akio Chiba and Ganbare Genki by Yū Koyama (1976) Galaxy Express 999 and Senjo Manga series by Leiji Matsumoto (1977) Dame Oyaji by Mitsutoshi Furuya (1978) Toward the Terra and Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya (1979)

1980s	Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi (1980) Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama (1981) Miyuki and Touch by Mitsuru Adachi (1982) Musashi no Ken by Motoka Murakami (1983) Futari Daka and Area 88 by Kaoru Shintani (1984) Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II by Akira Oze (1985) Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin by Yoshihiro Takahashi (1986) Just Meet and Fuyu Monogatari by Hidenori Hara (1987) B.B. by Osamu Ishiwata (1988) Ucchare Goshogawara by Tsuyoshi Nakaima (1989)

1990s	Mobile Police Patlabor by Masami Yuki (1990) Ushio and Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita (1991) Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Takashi Shiina and Yaiba by Gosho Aoyama (1992) YuYu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi (1993) Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue (1994) Major by Takuya Mitsuda (1995) Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M by Masahito Soda (1996) Ganba! Fly High by Shinji Morisue and Hiroyuki Kikuta (1997) ARMS by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryōji Minagawa (1998) Monkey Turn by Katsutoshi Kawai and Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata (1999)

2000s	Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama and Cheeky Angel by Hiroyuki Nishimori (2000) Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi (2001) Konjiki no Gasshu!! by Makoto Raiku (2002) Yakitate!! Japan by Takashi Hashiguchi and Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (2003) Bleach by Tite Kubo (2004) Wild Life by Masato Fujisaki (2005) Kekkaishi by Yellow Tanabe (2006) Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima (2007) Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi (2008) Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara (2009)

2010s	King Golf by Ken Sasaki (2010) Nobunaga Concerto by Ayumi Ishii (2011) Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa (2012) Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu Ohtaka (2013) Be Blues! - Ao ni Nare by Motoyuki Tanaka (2014) Haikyū!! by Haruichi Furudate (2015)

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