original_creator
14Watanabe, Taeko
- Birthdate
- Aug 29, 1960 (65 yrs)
- Birthplace
- Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Blood type
- AB
- Active since
- 1979
- Gender
- Female
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Personal Information
Born in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, Taeko Watanabe launched her professional career as a manga artist in 1979 with the short story Waka-chan no Netsuai Jidai. Her work gained significant recognition in 1987 when she was honored with the Excellence Award at the 16th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards for her comedy series Saint 14 Graffiti. Watanabe has also been a two-time recipient of the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category, first winning in 1991 for Hajime-chan ga Ichiban! and again in 2003 for Kaze Hikaru.
