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Akira Oze (尾瀬あきら Oze Akira born 26 July 1947 in Osaka Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 1971 under the penname Aguma Matsumoto (松本めぐむ) writing shōnen manga but he switched in the 1980s to seinen manga. He is best known for Natsuko’s Sake which was adapted as a live-action television series. Oze won the 1986 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga for Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II.