Seizō Watase

In 1987, Watase received the Bungeishunjū Manga Award for his work Shiritsu Tantei Firippu. In addition to various exhibits in Japan, Watase held his first major exhibit in the United States at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles, California in 1998.

Seizō Watase studied at Waseda University and Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura High School. The recorded working language is Japanese. The field of work recorded is manga. Employment is recorded with Kanagawa University. Works named in the authority record are Heart Cocktail.

• Name — Seizō Watase • Birth Name — 渡瀬 政造 • Born — 15 February 1945 • Birthplace — Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan • Known for — Manga, illustration • Training — Waseda University • Notable Works — Heart Cocktail • Awards — Shogakukan Big Comic Award (1974) Bungeishunjū Manga Award (1987) • Website — http: www.apple-farm.co.jp/

From shortly after birth until high school, Watase lived in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. He attended Meiji Gakuen Junior High (a private school), then graduated to the Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura Senior High School before finally graduating from Waseda University with a degree in law. Watase was awarded the 1974 Shogakukan Big Comic Prize. His Heart Cocktail manga series, considered to be representative of his work, began publication in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Morning in 1983. This series ran for six years and was adapted into an anime television series aired on NTV from October 1986 until March 1988. Jazz and fusion musician Naoya Matsuoka collaborated with him on the series. The series was also adapted into a two-episode television drama special in 1986. After working for over 16 years at Dowa Fire and Marine Insurance Company, he retired in 1985 to work on his manga and illustration. Watase received the Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 1987 for Phillip, P.I.

Watase has worked in a variety of formats, including manga, book illustration, concept illustration, as well as poster and advertising illustration. Some of his manga are also essays or commentary on specific topics.

• Heart Cocktail (1983, 11 volumes, Kodansha) • A Man's Song (1985, 1 volume, Kadokawa Shoten) • My Oldies Are All Color (1985) • Shiritsu Tantei Firippu (1986, 1 volume, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha) • Reason series (1987-, Kobunsha) • Happī na Rīzun-tachi (1987) • Hachi Bīto no Rīzun-tachi (1989) • Reasons for Loving • Chalk-colored People (1987, 1 volume, Kadokawa Shoten) • Ken & Jun (1987–1989, 2 volumes, Takeshobo) • Futari Dake no Shīzun (1987–1989, 3 volumes, Kadokawa Shoten) • Here and There Under the Clouds (1989, 1 volume, Kadokawa Shoten) • Hurricane (1989, 1 volume, Kodansha) • Yesterdays (1990, 1 volume, Kadokawa Shoten) • Sai (1993–1998, 12 volumes, Kodansha) • Tokyo Eden (1999, 2 volumes, Kodansha) • Hanadoki Road (2000–2002, 4 volumes, Kodansha) • Also As Edo Love (2003–2005, 3 volumes, Kodansha) • Tokyo Blue (2005, 1 volume, Softbank) • Heart Cocktail Eleven (2006, 1 volume, Kodansha) • Heart Station (2006, 1 volume, Kobunsha) • The Motorcycle Letters (2006, 1 volume, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha) • Shī Saido Sutōrī: Nanatsu no Minato Jūichi no Koi (2006, 1 volume, Kodansha) • Botchibon (2007, 1 volume, Kodansha) Sources:

Seizō Watase was recorded at birth as 渡瀬 政造. The authorities additionally record the headings Seizo Watase, Seizou Watase, WATASE Seizō, WATASE Seizo and WATASE Seizou. His recorded language was Japanese.