Tsuyoshi Nakaima

Tsuyoshi Nakaima (なかいま 強, Nakaima Tsuyoshi) is a Japanese manga artist who is the author and artist of sports manga. He is best known for the Sumo series Ucchare Goshogawara, for which he received the 1989 Shogakukan Manga Award in shōnen category.[1] and which got an OVA adaptation in 1991. Nakaima was an avid baseball player throughout high school and college but had to quit after shoulder injury. He became an assistant to Akio Chiba before creating manga on his own. Nakaima is from Okinawa and it has been noted how some of his character use Okinawan Japanese.[2]

Tsuyoshi Nakaima
なかいま 強
Born (1960-04-13) April 13, 1960
Okinawa
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Wataru Ga Pyun!
Ucchare Goshogawara
Awards43rd Shōnen Shogakukan Manga Award (1989)

Selected works
  • Wataru Ga Pyun (わたるがぴゅん!, 1984 - 2004) - Monthly Shōnen Jump - 58 volumes - baseball
  • Ucchare Goshogawara (うっちゃれ五所瓦, 1988 - 1991) - Weekly Shōnen Sunday - 12 volumes - sumo
  • Ougon no Rough (黄金のラフ, 1999 - 2011) - Big Comic - 33 volumes - professional golf
  • Rice Shoulder (ライスショルダー, 2007 - 2013) - Weekly Morning - 16 volumes - women's boxing
  • Ougon no RoughII (黄金のラフII, 2014 -) - Big Comic - professional golf
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References
  1. 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  2. Noguchi, Mary Goebel; Fotos, Sandra (2001). Studies in Japanese bilingualism (illustrated ed.). Clevedon [u.a.]: Multilingual Matters Ltd. p. 93. ISBN 9781853594892.
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