Yuko Okabe

**Yuko Okabe**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Female
**Date of birth:**
unknown
**Place of birth:**
Tokyo, Japan
**Location:**
Japan
First name can also be written Yuuko or Yūko.
**Yuko Okabe** (岡部 優子 ,*Okabe Yūko*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese screenplay writer born in Tokyo.
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Scenarios written](#Scenarios_written)
* [3 Specials](#Specials)
* [4 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [4.1 Anime](#Anime)
* [5 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuko_Okabe&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
After working as an editor at Kawade Shobō Shinsha (河出書房新社) and Chikuma Shobo (筑摩書房で編集), Okabe debuted in the TV anime *[Chibi Maruko-chan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_Maruko-chan "wikipedia:Chibi Maruko-chan")* (ちびまる子ちゃん) as a screenwriter. She also had written some books such as *Chibi Maruko-chan Picture Book* (ちびまる子ちゃんえほん), *World Masterpiece Theater* (世界名作劇場), and *A Forest Where You Can Meet Beetles* (カブトムシに会える森). Incidentally, she won the 9th Shoji Ohtomo Awards for the Honorable Mention.
## Scenarios written[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuko_Okabe&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Scenarios written")]
Number of case scenarios written: **3** (3 episodes)
* [A Mysterious Spring Beetle](/wiki/A_Mysterious_Spring_Beetle "A Mysterious Spring Beetle") (Episode 360)
* [The Real Culprit's Scream](/wiki/The_Real_Culprit%27s_Scream "The Real Culprit's Scream") (Episode 899)
* [The Mini Patrol Car Police's Big Chase](/wiki/The_Mini_Patrol_Car_Police%27s_Big_Chase "The Mini Patrol Car Police's Big Chase") (Episode 918)
## Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuko_Okabe&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Specials")]
Number of Specials written: **1**
* [The Burning Galaxy Railroad](/wiki/The_Burning_Galaxy_Railroad "The Burning Galaxy Railroad") (Planetarium Special 3)
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuko_Okabe&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuko_Okabe&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Doraemon*: Screenplay
* *Chibi Maruko-chan*: Screenplay
* *Lucky ☆ Star*: Screenplay
* *Hana Kappa*: Screenplay