History Creator / YuuWatase

A very prolific and well-known {{mangaka}}, Yuu Watase (born March 5, 1970) is best known as the creator of ''Manga/CeresCelestialLegend'' and ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', both of which have been adapted into anime. She made her debut in 1989 with the oneshot ''Pajama de Ojama'' (''An Interlude in Pyjamas'') and is predominantly a writer of {{shoujo}} series, although she has recently begun branching out into other demographics, including {{shounen}} (''Manga/ArataTheLegend'') and {{yaoi}} (''Manga/SakuraGari''). She has also written some novels as well, according to Website/TheOtherWiki.

* ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' (2008-present)

On the other hand, when Watase ''does'' decide to go DarkerAndEdgier, she does so ''hardcore'': ''Manga/SakuraGari'', ''Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden'' and ''Manga/CeresCelestialLegend'' have plenty of bishonen, melodrama and love triangles, but the utterly twisted and psychologically driven storyline has had people refer to Watase as a potential MagnificentBitch.

* OnlySixFaces: Take a look at some of the major male characters from her works, spanning from early series ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' to her more recent ''Manga/AbsoluteBoyfriend''. Most of them have the same exact face, and their hairstyles are also very similar. Same goes for her female characters, although they're a bit more distinguishable (usually). Although as stated above, she haa improved over the years. The type of face and hair that repeats more often is the male leads... and since [[WordOfGod in her free talks she always mention]] she think these characters look handsome, it's pretty clear there's a lot of AuthorAppeal involved.

A very prolific and well-known {{mangaka}}, Yuu Watase (born March 5, 1970) is best known as the creator of ''Manga/CeresCelestialLegend'' and ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', both of which have been adapted into anime. She made her debut in 1989 with the oneshot ''Pajama de Ojama'' (''An Interlude in Pyjamas'') and is predominantly a writer of {{shoujo}} series, although she has recently begun branching out into other demographics, including {{shounen}} (''Manga/ArataTheLegend'') and {{yaoi}} (''Manga/SakuraGari''). She has also written some novels as well, according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki.

Her first works were typically characterized by love triangles, high levels of melodrama (specially during the original ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' era), drawn out, almost laughably [[TastesLikeDiabetes sappy]] love scenes, and of course, plenty of {{bishonen}}.

* CantHaveSexEver: Watase loves this trope with a passion! In half of hee works there's always some reason for the two leads not hooking up. Either the female lead needs to stay a virgin, or one of the characters is cursed, or not a real human, and so on, so on.

In May 2019, Watase [[https://twitter.com/wataseyuu_/status/1130461270358908928?s=19 came out]] as X-gender, a Japanese term for [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} non-binary gender identities]]. However, [[https://officialshojobeat.tumblr.com/post/188142422969/i-heard-that-yuu-watase-came-out-as-x-gender-do an editor from Viz Media's Shojo Beat has stated]] that Watase still prefers to be referred to with "she" and "her" in English.

In May 2019, Watase [[https://twitter.com/wataseyuu_/status/1130461270358908928?s=19 came out]] as X-gender, a Japanese term for [[{{Transgender}} non-binary gender identities]]. However, [[https://officialshojobeat.tumblr.com/post/188142422969/i-heard-that-yuu-watase-came-out-as-x-gender-do an editor from Viz Media's Shojo Beat has stated]] that Watase still prefers to be referred to with "she" and "her" in English.

* GoOutWithASmile: At least Watase kills most of them like this.

In May 2019, Watase [[https://twitter.com/wataseyuu_/status/1130461270358908928?s=19 came out]] as X-gender, a Japanese term for [[{{Transgender}} non-binary gender identities]]. However, [[Shojo Beat a editor from Viz Media's Shojo Beat clarify]] that Watase still prefers to be called "she" and "her" in english.

A very prolific and well-known {{mangaka}}, Yuu Watase (born March 5, 1970) is best known as the creator of ''Manga/CeresCelestialLegend'' and ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', both of which have been adapted into anime. They made their debut in 1989 with the oneshot ''Pajama de Ojama'' (''An Interlude in Pyjamas'') and is predominantly a writer of {{shoujo}} series, although they have recently begun branching out into other demographics, including {{shounen}} (''Manga/ArataTheLegend'') and {{yaoi}} (''Manga/SakuraGari''). They have also written some novels as well, according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki.

Their first works were typically characterized by love triangles, high levels of melodrama (specially during the original ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' era), drawn out, almost laughably [[TastesLikeDiabetes sappy]] love scenes, and of course, plenty of {{bishonen}}.

On the other hand, when Watase ''does'' decide to go DarkerAndEdgier, they do so ''hardcore'': ''Manga/SakuraGari'', ''Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden'' and ''Manga/CeresCelestialLegend'' have plenty of bishonen, melodrama and love triangles, but the utterly twisted and psychologically driven storyline has had people refer to Watase as a potential MagnificentBitch.

In May 2019, Watase [[https://twitter.com/wataseyuu_/status/1130461270358908928?s=19 came out]] as X-gender, a Japanese term for [[{{Transgender}} non-binary gender identities]].

* ArtEvolution: Big time. The biggest development was done during ''Ceres Celestial Legend''. Their characters, [[OnlySixFaces though still similar to each other]], have become more rounded. And they deliberately changed their style for ''Manga/SakuraGari'' and ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' respectively.

* CantHaveSexEver: Watase loves this trope with a passion! In half of their works there's always some reason for the two leads not hooking up. Either the female lead needs to stay a virgin, or one of the characters is cursed, or not a real human, and so on, so on.

* LoveDodecahedron: They are the ''master'' of this.
* OnlySixFaces: Take a look at some of the major male characters from their works, spanning from early series ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' to their more recent ''Manga/AbsoluteBoyfriend''. Most of them have the same exact face, and their hairstyles are also very similar. Same goes for their female characters, although they're a bit more distinguishable (usually). Although as stated above, they have improved over the years. The type of face and hair that repeats more often is the male leads... and since [[WordOfGod in their free talks they always mention]] they think these characters look handsome, it's pretty clear there's a lot of AuthorAppeal involved.
* StarCrossedLovers: Their {{Official Couple}}s must go through LOTS of shit to stay together. And even ''then'', they don't get the guarantee that they won't be separated.
* YaoiFangirl: Watase been known to ship their own male characters in the comments sections of their various manga and claimed to be disappointed at not seeing fanfics featuring their preferred couplings. [[Manga/SakuraGari Watase's foray into actual yaoi]] surprised no-one.

A very prolific and well-known {{mangaka}}, Yuu Watase (born March 5, 1970) is best known as the creator of ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' and ''Manga/CeresCelestialLegend'', both of which have been adapted into anime. They made their debut in 1989 with the oneshot ''Pajama de Ojama'' (''An Interlude in Pyjamas'') and is predominantly a writer of {{shoujo}} series, although they have recently begun branching out into other demographics, including {{shounen}} (''Manga/ArataTheLegend'') and {{yaoi}} (''Manga/SakuraGari''). They have also written some novels as well, according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki.

* ''Manga/ShinshunkiMimanOkotowari''
* ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''
** ''Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden''
** ''Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoIbun''
** ''Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoSenki''
* ''Epotrans! Mai''
* ''Manga/CeresCelestialLegend''
* ''Appare Jipangu!''
* ''Manga/{{Imadoki}}!''
* ''Manga/{{Alice 19th}}''
* ''Manga/AbsoluteBoyfriend''
* ''Manga/SakuraGari''
* ''Manga/ArataTheLegend''

* ArtEvolution: Big time. The biggest development was done during ''Ceres Celestial Legend''. Their characters, [[OnlySixFaces though still similar to each other]], have become more rounded. And they deliberately changed their style for ''Manga/SakuraGari'' and ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' respectively.

** GoOutWithASmile: At least Watase kills most of them like this.

* YaoiFan: Watase been known to ship their own male characters in the comments sections of their various manga and claimed to be disappointed at not seeing fanfics featuring their preferred couplings. [[Manga/SakuraGari Watase's foray into actual yaoi]] surprised no-one.

* OnlySixFaces: Take a look at some of the major male characters from their works, spanning from early series ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' to her more recent ''Manga/AbsoluteBoyfriend''. Most of them have the same exact face, and their hairstyles are also very similar. Same goes for Their female characters, although they're a bit more distinguishable (usually). Although as stated above, she has improved over the years. The type of face and hair that repeats more often is the male leads... and since [[WordOfGod in their free talks they always mention]] they think they look handsome, it's pretty clear there's a lot of AuthorAppeal involved.