Yuu Yabuuchi (やぶうち 優, Yabuuchi Yū?, born in 1 December 1969 in Nishinomiya) is a Japanese manga artist who specializes in shōjo manga. Yuu 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 pre-teen girls and boys and early romances between them. Her works are popular among pre-teen 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).
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