Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 20
Taeko Watanabedebuted as a manga artist in 1979 with her storyWaka-chan no Netsuai Jidai (Love Struck Days of Waka).Kaze Hikaruis her longest-running series, but she has created a number of other popular series. Watanabe is a two-time winner of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the girls category—her mangaHajime-chan go Ichiban! (Hajime-chan is Number One!)claimed the award in 1991 andKaze Hikarutook it in 2003. Watanabe read hundreds of historical sources to createKaze Hikaru. She is from Tokyo.