Mari Yamazaki

Japanese manga artist

Mari Yamazaki
ヤマザキ マリ

Born|  (1967-04-20) April 20, 1967 (age 58)
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality| Japanese
Area(s)| Manga artist

Notable works

| Thermae Romae

Mari Yamazaki (ヤマザキ マリ, Yamazaki Mari; born 20 April 1967) is a Japanese manga artist known for her seinen comedy manga Thermae Romae. She was born in Tokyo, but spent many years in Italy and now lives in Chicago.[1] Between 2003 and 2013 she lived in Syria, Portugal and the United States.

First, she went to Italy to study art when she was 17. She was planning to study in UK, but a ceramics artist called Marco Tasco (マルコ爺さん) convinced her and her family to go to Italy instead. She attend the National Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, where she studied art history and oil painting.

As soon as her son, Derusu was born in Italy, she decided to become a single mother and returned to Sapporo, Japan with her son where her mother lived. That's about when she started Manga seriously in order to support herself and her son. She debuted as a manga artist in 1997. She couldn’t make a living just from manga at her earlier career, and so taught Italian at a university, worked on TV as a reporter specializing in hot spring resorts. This eventually inspired her later big hit, "Thermae Romae."

She was awarded the 3rd Manga Taishō[2] and the Short Story Award in the 2010 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes.[3] An anime adaptation of the manga has been produced and aired[4] and a live-action film adaptation was released in April 2012, with its sequel, Thermae Romae II, in April 2014.

## Selected works

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*   * Yūmeijin (有名人) (2001, ISBN 978-4063344851)
* Kokoro ni Sasayaite (心にささやいて) (2003, ISBN 978-4872877953)
* 2050-nen no Watashi Kara (2050年の私から) (2005, ISBN 978-4062129169)
* Mōretsu! Italia Kazoku (モーレツ!イタリア家族) (2006, ISBN 978-4063376074)
* Sore de wa Sassoku Buon Appetito! (それではさっそくBuonappetito!) (2007, ISBN 978-4063376487)
* Rumi to Maya to Sono Shūhen (ルミとマヤとその周辺) (2008, ISBN 978-4063406863, ISBN 978-4063376487, ISBN 978-4063407570)
* Thermae Romae (テルマエ・ロマエ, Terumae Romae) (2008, ISBN 978-4-04-726127-3, ISBN 978-4047267701, ISBN 978-4047272323, ISBN 978-4047275157)
* Italia Kazoku Fūrinkazan (イタリア家族風林火山) (2008, ISBN 978-4-82-117023-4)
* Ryōko-san no Iu Koto ni wa Shinonomechō Rumi Maya Nikki (涼子さんの言うことには 東雲町ルミマヤ日記) (2009)
* Sekai no Hate de mo Mangakaki (世界の果てでも漫画描き) (2009, ISBN 978-4420220552, ISBN 978-4420220569)
* Chikyū Ren'ai (地球恋愛) (2010, ISBN 978-4063761030)
* PIL (2010, ISBN 978-4420152372)
* Arabia Neko no Gorumu (アラビア猫のゴルム) (2010, ISBN 978-4063377187)
* Bōen Nippon Kenbun Roku (望遠ニッポン見聞録) (2010)
* Sweet Home Chicago (2012, ISBN 978-4063377552; 2013, ISBN 978-4063377767; 2014, ISBN 978-4063377927)
* Jakomo Fosukari (ジャコモ・フォスカリ) (2011)
* Tatte Iru Mono wa Haha (Ryōko) de mo Tsukae (立っている者は母（リョウコ）でも使え) (2012)
* Jobs (2013)
* PLINIVS (プリニウス) (2013) (in collaboration with Miki Tori)[5]
* Olympia Kyklos (オリンピア・キュクロス) (2018)[6]
* Thermae Romae Redux (続テルマエ・ロマエ, Zoku Thermae Romae) (2024)[7]

## Honours

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* Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy, for her contribution to the growth of Italian culture (2017)[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Chicago College to Host Thermae Romae's Mari Yamazaki". Anime News Network. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
2. ^ "Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae Wins Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
3. ^ "14th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced". Anime News Network. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
4. ^ "Thermae Romae Bath Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
5. ^ "『プリニウス』第７巻の書影アップ！". shinchosha. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
6. ^ "Thermae Romae's Mari Yamazaki Launches Manga About Olympics Next Spring". 21 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
7. ^ "Mari Yamazaki Draws Thermae Romae Sequel Manga". Anime News Network. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
8. ^ Mari Yamazaki (Thermae Romae) recibe una condecoración del gobierno italiano \- website Your Look for Less!

## External links

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* Mari Yamazaki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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Manga Taishō

2000s|

* Gaku: Minna no Yama by Shinichi Ishizuka (2008)
* Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu (2009)

2010s|

* Thermae Romae by Mari Yamazaki (2010)
* March Comes In like a Lion by Chica Umino (2011)
* Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa (2012)
* Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida (2013)
* A Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori (2014)
* Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey by Akiko Higashimura (2015)
* Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda (2016)
* Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō by Mitsuharu Yanamoto (2017)
* Beastars by Paru Itagaki (2018)
* Astra Lost in Space by Kenta Shinohara (2019)

2020s|

* Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi (2020)
* Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe (2021)
* The Darwin Incident by Shun Umezawa (2022)
* Kore Kaite Shine by Minoru Toyoda (2023)
* Spacewalking with You by Inuhiko Doronoda (2024)
* Alice, Doko Made mo by Kiko Urino (2025)

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Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

Grand Prize|

| 1990s|

* Fujiko Fujio for Doraemon (1997)
* Jiro Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai (1998)
* Naoki Urasawa for Monster (1999)

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2000s|

* Daijiro Morohoshi for Saiyū Yōenden (2000)
* Reiko Okano and Baku Yumemakura for Onmyōji (2001)
* Takehiko Inoue for Vagabond (2002)
* Fumiko Takano for The Yellow Book: A Friend Named Jacques Thibault (2003)
* Kyoko Okazaki for Helter Skelter (2004)
* Naoki Urasawa for Pluto (2005)
* Hideo Azuma for Disappearance Diary (2006)
* Ryoko Yamagishi for Terpsichora (2007)
* Masayuki Ishikawa for Moyashimon (2008)
* Fumi Yoshinaga for Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and Yoshihiro Tatsumi for A Drifting Life (2009)

2010s|

* Yoshihiro Yamada for Hyouge Mono (2010)
* Motoka Murakami for Jin and Issei Eifuku and Taiyō Matsumoto for Takemitsuzamurai (2011)
* Hitoshi Iwaaki for Historie (2012)
* Yasuhisa Hara for Kingdom (2013)
* Chica Umino for March Comes In like a Lion (2014)
* Yoiko Hoshi for Aisawa Riku (2015)
* Kei Ichinoseki for Hanagami Sharaku and Kiyohiko Azuma for Yotsuba&! (2016)
* Fusako Kuramochi for Hana ni Somu (2017)
* Satoru Noda for Golden Kamuy (2018)
* Shinobu Arima for Sono Onna, Jiruba (2019)

2020s|

* Kan Takahama for Nyx no Lantern (2020)
* Kazumi Yamashita for Land (2021)
* Uoto for Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (2022)
* Kiwa Irie for Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito (2023)
* Mari Yamazaki, Miki Tori for PLINIVS (2024)
* Rintaro for 1-byō 24-koma no Boku no Jinsei (2025)

Special
Award|

| 1990s|

* Toshio Naiki (1997)
* Shotaro Ishinomori (1998)
* Fusanosuke Natsume (1999)

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2000s|

* Frederik L. Schodt (2000)
* Akira Maruyuma (2001)
* Shigeru Mizuki (2003)
* Tarō Minamoto (2004)
* Kawasaki City Museum (2005)
* Kousei Ono (2006)
* International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka Prefecture (2008)

2010s|

* Yoshihiro Yonezawa (2010)
* Weekly Shōnen Jump (2012)
* Fujiko Fujio (A) (2014)
* Chikako Mitsuhashi for Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (2015)
* Kyoto International Manga Museum (2016)
* Osamu Akimoto for Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (2017)
* Tetsuya Chiba for Ashita no Joe (2018)
* Takao Saito for Golgo 13 (2019)

2020s|

* Machiko Hasegawa for Sazae-san (2020)
* Koyoharu Gotouge for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2021)
* Kazuo Umezu for Zoku Shingo: Chiisana Robot Shingo Bijutsukan (2023)
* COMITIA (2024)

Award for
Excellence|

* Moto Hagio for A Cruel God Reigns (1997)
* Yūji Aoki for Naniwa Kin'yūdō (1998)
* Akira Sasō for Shindō (1999)
* Minetarō Mochizuki for Dragon Head (2000)
* Kotobuki Shiriagari for Yajikita in Deep (2001)
* Kentaro Miura for Berserk (2002)

Creative
Award|

* Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata for Hikaru no Go (2003)
* Takashi Morimoto for Naniwadora ihon (2004)
* Fumiyo Kōno for Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2005)
* Asa Higuchi for Big Windup! (2006)
* Nobuhisa Nozoe, Kazuhisa Iwata and Kyojin Ōnishi for Shinsei Kigeki (2007)
* Toranosuke Shimada for Träumerei (2008)

New Artist
Prize|

* Suehiro Maruo for The Strange Tale of Panorama Island (2009)
* Haruko Ichikawa for Mushi to Uta (2010)
* Hiromu Arakawa for Fullmetal Alchemist (2011)
* Yu Itō for Shut Hell (2012)
* Miki Yamamoto for Sunny Sunny Ann! (2013)
* Machiko Kyō for Mitsuami no Kami-sama (2014)
* Yoshitoki Ōima for A Silent Voice (2015)
* Yuki Andō for Machida-kun no Sekai (2016)
* Haruko Kumota for Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2017)
* Paru Itagaki for Beastars (2018)
* Sansuke Yamada for Areyo Hoshikuzu (2019)
* Rettō Tajima for Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru (2020)
* Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2021)
* Natsuko Taniguchi for Kyōshitsu no Katasumi de Seishun wa Hajimaru and Konya Sukiyaki da yo (2022)
* Ganpu for Danchōtei Nichijō (2023)
* Akihito Sakaue for Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories from Kanda's Gokura-chou (2024)
* Shiho Kido for When the Chameleon Flowers Bloom (2025)

Short Story
Award|

* Hisaichi Ishii for Gendai Shisō no Sōnanshātachi (2003)
* Risu Akizuki for OL Shinkaron (2004)
* Rieko Saibara for Jōkyō Monogatari and Mainichi Kaasan (2005)
* Risa Itō for One Woman, Two Cats, Hey Pitan!, Onna no Mado (2006)
* Hiromi Morishita for Ōsaka Hamlet (2007)
* Yumiko Ōshima for Cher Gou-Gou...mon petit chat, mon petit ami (2008)
* Hikaru Nakamura for Saint Young Men (2009)
* Mari Yamazaki for Thermae Romae (2010)
* Keisuke Yamashina for C-kyū Salaryman Kōza, Papa wa Nanda ka Wakaranai (2011)
* Roswell Hosoki for Sake no Hosomichi (2012)
* Yoshiie Gōda for Love of Machine (2013)
* Yuki Shikawa for Onnoji (2014)
* Sensha Yoshida (2015)
* Tatsuya Nakazaki for Jimihen (2016)
* Kahoru Fukaya for Yomawari Neko (2017)
* Taro Yabe for Oya-san to Boku (2018)
* Ken Koyama for Little Miss P (2019)
* Yama Wayama for Captivated, by You (2020)
* Hiroko Nobara for Kieta Mama Tomo and Tsuma wa Kuchi o Kiite Kuremasen (2021)
* Izumi Okaya for Ii Toshi o and Hakumokuren wa Kirei ni Chiranai (2022)
* Ebine Yamaji for Onna no Ko ga Iru Basho wa (2023)
* Miri Masuda for Tsuyukusa Natsuko no Isshō (2024)
* Shunji Enomoto for The Kinks (2025)

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