is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 manga artist

Mangaka

is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...

. Her debut short story, Ore-tachi no Zettai Jikan ("This is the Time for Us"), was published in 1983 in Bessatsu Shōjo Comic and received the 1983 Shogakukan Grand Prize for new artists. Since then, she has completed more than 50 compiled volumes

Tankobon

, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...

 of short stories and continuing series. Popular works such as Tomoe ga Yuku! ("There goes Tomoe") exemplify her work, but she made her reputation with the long-running shōjo action/adventure series Basara

Basara (manga)

is a shōjo manga written by Yumi Tamura. The manga, which consists of 27 tankōbon volumes, won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo in 1992. It was adapted as an anime that follows only part of the manga story, cutting off after 13 episodes...

, for which she won the 1993 Shogakukan Manga Award

Shogakukan Manga Award

The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...

 for shōjo manga. Her latest series, 7 Seeds

7 Seeds

is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated Yumi Tamura. It has been published by Shogakukan since 2001, first in Betsucomi then in Flowers...

, for which she won a second Shogakukan Manga Award

Shogakukan Manga Award

The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...

 for shōjo manga in 2003, is currently running in the anthology magazine Flowers

Flowers (magazine)

Flowers is a Japanese monthly josei manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It is issued on the 28th of every month.- Currently running manga-series:*Barbara Ikai*Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden*Iguana Girl-External links:*...

 in Japan. Chicago was her first series to be published in North America.

In addition to manga, she has published four novels with illustrations by herself, as well as doing character designs for Square's Super Famicom RPG Live A Live

Live A Live

is a console role-playing game developed by Square for the Super Famicom released in Japan on September 2, 1994. It was never released outside Japan, but it has been unofficially translated into English....

s Science Fiction chapter, "Mechanical Heart."

Works

• 7 Seeds
  7 Seeds
  is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated Yumi Tamura. It has been published by Shogakukan since 2001, first in Betsucomi then in Flowers...
  
   (2001-ongoing)
• 17 Nichime no Chopin (1987)
• Ano Natsu ga Owaru (1987)
• Bishop no Wa (1990)
• Basara
  Basara (manga)
  is a shōjo manga written by Yumi Tamura. The manga, which consists of 27 tankōbon volumes, won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo in 1992. It was adapted as an anime that follows only part of the manga story, cutting off after 13 episodes...
  
   (1990–1998)
• Boku ga Tenshi wo Unda Riyuu (1992)
• Boku ga Boku wo Wasureta Riyuu (1993)
• Boku ga Santa ni Atta Riyuu (1994)
• Boku ga Gomi wo Suteta Riyuu (1995)
• Boku ga Juuban Shoubusuru Wake (2001)
• Bokura no Mura ni wa Mizuumi ga atta (2007)
• Box Kei! (2000)
• Chicago
  Chicago (manga)
  is a near-future action manga written by Yumi Tamura. It was published by Shogakukan in Betsucomi from November 2000 to May 2001 and collected in two bound volumes under the Flower Comics imprint...
  
   (2000–2001)
• Chotto Eiyuushite Mitai (2003)
• Hare Tokidoki Yami (1999)
• Hearts (1996)
• Madonna ni Tsugu (1992)
• Megami ga Ochita Hi (1995)
• Neko Mix Genkitan Toraji (2008-ongoing)
• Odoru Kyoushitsu (1999)
• Ore-tachi no Zettai Jikan (1983)
• Ouji-kun (1999)
• Roppongi Shinjuu (1991)
• Shinwa ni Natta Gogo (1986)
• Tamura Yumi the Best Selection (2008)
• Tomoe ga Yuku! (1987–1990)
• Toorima 1991 (1998)
• Wangan Jungle (2002)
• Wild Com. (1999)
• X-Day (1993)

External links

• Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide