, born June 1, 1979, in Osaka Prefecture, known as "Namie-han" to her fans, is a Japanese gag manga artist. Her works have been featured in Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump and, more recently, its sister publications Business Jump, Ultra Jump and Young Jump.
Odama says she "became a manga artist because [she] can't do anything else".Shueisha interview with Namie Odama, 2003 She debuted in the autumn of 1995 after winning an honorable mention for the prize, given out by Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon. She also was the runner-up for the Akatsuka Award in 2000 for her manga Junjō Pine.
Works (in chronological order)
Series 2000-2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007- 2009-
Short stories 2008
Short story collections 2005
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