BACKGROUND
Name: Yű Watase
Birthday: March 5th, 1970
Born and raised in: Osaka,Japan
Star sign: Pisces
Blood type: B
Hobbies: watching sci fi, fantasy, and comedic movies,
listening to music, especially BGM instrumental, and reading
Debut Work:"Pajama de Ojama"(an intrusion in
Pajamas), 1989. issue no. 3 of Shojo Comics.
Other Work: she has produced more than 50
compuled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Her
latest series, Alice 19th, is currently running in the
anthology magazine Shojo Comic. |
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HER WORKS...
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If you can use IRC you can get scanlations at Shoujou
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ZETTAI KARESHI (Absolute Boyfriend)
This is the newest Manga by Watase.
It focuses on Riiku Izawa, who is 15 and for the most part lives
alone since her parents work take them from home. She has a best
friend and neighbour, Soushi Akimoto, who teases her and worries
about her. Her main worry in life is that she can't keep/get a
boyfriend.
One day while walking in the park she finds
a cell phone. When she returns it to the owner, Gaku Namikiri, she
gets a website URL in return. The Website has a personality test
and sells the ideal boyfriend. Riiku goes for the Nightly Series
01 that has a three day trial. When he arrives she must give him a
kiss to wake him up.
The main problem starts when she doesn't
return 'Night' in time and is stuck with him and the very
expensive price tag. Oh and the slight problem that her new
boyfriend likes to take his clothes off all the time. But it is
nice eyecandy. |
ALICE 19th (Licenced by VIZ)
This story is about Seno Alice who is
overshadowed by her older sister Mayura. Mayura is a year older
and everyone notices her, and refers to Alice only as Mayura's
little sister. Alice has always wanted a pet rabbit, and one day
she sees that one is about to be hit by a car so she runs out to
save it, and it starts to glow. The car doesn't stop and as she is
about to be hit by a car she is saved by Kyou Wakamiya. Alice has
a crush on him, but her sister who is in the archery club with
Kyou also loves him and asks him out. Alice is sad that she can't
tell him how she feels and asks for courage.
The rabbit reappears and tells her
that she has the power of the Lotis. And she gets a bracelet that
has one stone on it (it stands for courage. There are 24 in total
that can be mastered. Courage is the 19th stone) The rabbit (who
can transform into a bunny-girl) tells her she must master her
powers and vanquish the evil that attacks the hearts of her
friends and family. During her adventure, Mayura finds out that
Alice likes Kyou and tries to set Alice up with someone else,
Alice yells at her and Mayura is overcome with darkness and evil,
and works to destroy Alice. Alice also discovers that Kyou can
also use the powers of Lotis, and soon Furei shows up, he is a
lotis master, and says he will marry Alice, but also helps them
learn their Lotis powers, and helps them destroy the enemies. More
friends arrive to help Alice and Kyou and more enemies also
appear.
This is a fun fantasy adventure and although it
has some motifs from Alice in Wonderland (White rabbit) it is not
a remake of that story. It's funny and sad and everything else you
would expect from Watase, and although the plot is more complex
than Imadoki, it's not nearly as dark as Ceres. |
Alice
and Kyou pic
For more information you can visit Arisu
Nexus |
pictured from top going clockwise are Aoi,
the blonde hacker guy, who has files on everybody, Tsukiko,
another very rich student who thinks she should marry Kouki,
Tanpopo, the optimistic cute main character, Kouki, the cutie
everyone likes, he is the heir to a super rich corporation, and
finally Arisa, obsessed with make-up, boys and parties. |
IMADOKI (Nowadays) Licenced by VIZ
This is a story about a girl named
Tanpopo(Dandelion), who finally gets accepted into an elite high
school, because of her excellent test scores. She lives alone and
has a pet fox named Poplar. Her school is full of the rich and
elite who look down on those that get in on scores. The first
person she meets is the most good looking/rich/powerful/ guy in
school, named Kouki. Tampopo ran into him before first day and he
was super nice to her and talked about flowers. However on her
first day of school, everyone is really mean to her and
Kouki won't even acknowledge her. But the eternal optimist does
not give up. She starts a garden committee, and after many
struggles, begins to make friends. This manga is a shift from the
serious mythology of FY and Ceres, which she had completed right
before this one. It's a cute story with a ton of humour and some
drama.
Get more information here
and see a pic of Tanpopo and Kouki here |
AYASHI NO CERES (Ceres, The Celestial Legend)
Licenced by VIZ
This is a story about the Miakage
Twins Aya and Aki. On their 16th birthday Aya finds out that she
has the spirit of Ceres (a cool powerful tennyo/heavenly being)
inside of her. Her family tries to kill her, but she is rescued by
Yuuhi, an excellent cook who fights with chopsticks and helps Aya
on her quest. Aya finds out that her brother is being held by the
Mikages and has the spirit of Shiso inside of him, (Shiso is the
one who took Ceres Hagoromo/wings and married her) Aya must find
the Hagoromo so that Ceres will leave her and she can save her
twin. During this journey she meets Tooya who was sent by the
Mikages to watch/capture/kill her and can't remember his past. He
does have vague memories of Aya and can't hurt her so instead
tries to help Aya. Aya also meets several other Tennyo on her
journey. Also there are the typical love triangles and squabbling
buddies. It's a good Manga all though it is a bit out there in
some spots. This is a much darker and more detective style manga
with lots of suspense. In some spots it's a bit repetitive but
it's worth a read.
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