Ozaki Minami 尾崎南

Said to be the "queen of doujinshi", Ozaki Minami is one of the most eminent shoujo mangaka of the 4th generation of shoujo-manga. Her debut work was "Chuusei no akashi" (Proof of loyalty), published in 1988 on Margaret. The following year, her work 3 Days was published in Margaret No.6. (Both of these can be found in Zetsuai -1989- volume 5.) At the same year (1989), she started Zetsuai -1989- and became very popular. She is now working on the sequel, Bronze -Zetsuai since 1989-. In an interview, she said she had never previously thought of being a mangaka. She describes herself as a willful, negative, conservative, petty, gloomy, niggardly, nervous, forgetful, untruthful, anxious, asking-for-trouble, self-destructive, boring person.

She drives a red Honda NSX. (She used to have a Black Toyota Supra.) Her favourite colours are blood-red and black. She thinks no colour in the world can compare to the beauty of the colour of blood. She likes eating fish, sweet food and hot food. She likes the brands Dunhill, Armani and Chanel. In terms of material things, she would like to own a Rolex watch, a Ferrari Testarossa, a Porsche 959 and a Mercedes Benz 500 SL. In terms of jewellery, she likes diamonds best. She likes thunder and lightning. She likes sakura, and white roses in a big bunch (at least 30). Her blood type is O. She is 158cm tall.

She uses Zebra pens, normal ink and normal manga paper. For colour illustration, she uses Special Black pen, Dr. Martin ink BB Kent paper and Pantone screen tone. To draw colour work, the fastest she took was 3 hours. The longest was 3 days; she averages 6 hours each. {CMA}

She's still a very active doujinshika and has even established her own publishing company (Club Doll) for this purpose.

Zetsuai [Desperate Love]-1989-
絶愛−１９８９−
serialized on Margaret, 1989-91
5 volumes @ Y390
[ 01:9001| 02:9004| 03:9007| 04:9011| 05:9103]

Story about the intense love between popular idol singer, Nanjou Kouji (male), and soccer player, Izumi Takuto (male). Passionate but full of despair, this manga has a very distinct style. {CMA}


APG:(OAV)920729

TRA:(G)Carlsen Verlag

Bronze -Zetsuai since 1989-
serialized on Margaret, 1992
12 volumes @ Y390
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The sequel/continuation of Zetsuai -1989-.

APG:(OAV)961204

Bad Blood
Ｂａｄ　Ｂｌｏｏｄ
serialized on Margaret, 1992
1 volume @ Y500
[ 01:9211]

Compilation of Zetsuai -1989- stories. Stories include Bad Trip, Bad Blood, Bad Drug, Nanjou Kouji Version, Zodiac. There are more details on how Nanjou Kouji first met Izumi Takuto, how he fell in love with him, and more information about Nanjou's family members. Nice format and good art quality. A must-buy for those who like Zetsuai -1989-! {CMA}

Zodiac
artbook
published by Shuueisha, 1991
1 volume @ Y2000
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No Synopsis.

G O D
artbook
serialized on Margaret, 1992
1 volume @ Y1300
[ 01:____]

Softcover, 64 total pages, 48 color pages. Comes in a clear plastic slip cover.

NEO Egoism
artbook
published by Gakushuu Kenkyuusha,
1 volume @ Y1200
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No Synopsis.