is a Japanese manga artist who specializes in shōjo manga. Yū Yabuchi's most famous works are Mizuiro Jidai, Shōjo-Shōnen, and Naisho no Tsubomi. The main focus of her manga are the emotional and psychological growth of preteen girls and boys and early romances between them. Her works are popular among preteen and teenage girls. She received the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for Naisho no Tsubomi. Her favorites subjects to draw are trains and birds (especially the Java sparrow). Works Ani-Com Chiko no Negai Dolly Kanon EVE Shōjo no Tamago Gekikawa Devil Hatsukoi Shinan Hitohira no Koi ga Furu Karen Kimi ga Mai Orite Kita Kimi ni Straight Koi wo Kanaderu Kisetsu Mahochū! Midori no Tsubasa Mizuiro Jidai Naisho no Tsubomi Ocharakahoi Ojōsama ni wa Kanawanai Onegai! Maruchi-kun Pure Pure Shōjo Shōnen Sorairo Memorial Tonda Shinkiroku References External links Supporting Yū Yabuchi (fansite, Japanese) 1969 births Living people Women manga artists Manga artists from Hyōgo Prefecture People from Nishinomiya Japanese female comics artists Female comics writers