Yuko Okabe

Yuko Okabe

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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) is a Japanese screenplay writer born in Tokyo.

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 (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

Number of case scenarios written: 3 (3 episodes)

• A Mysterious Spring Beetle (Episode 360)
• The Real Culprit's Scream (Episode 899)
• The Mini Patrol Car Police's Big Chase (Episode 918)

Specials

Number of Specials written: 1

• The Burning Galaxy Railroad (Planetarium Special 3)

Other notable works

Anime

• Doraemon: Screenplay
• Chibi Maruko-chan: Screenplay
• Lucky ☆ Star: Screenplay
• Hana Kappa: Screenplay

References

1. 岡部優子 - シナリオ作家リレー日記 (Japanese)
2. 岡部優子 - Atwiki (Japanese)
3. IMDb
4. Anime News Network