Mari Okazaki (Japanese: おかざき真里, Okazaki Mari) is a Japanese manga artist. Okazaki was born in Nagano in 1967 and grew up in the region of Kansai. She graduated with a major in Design from Tama Art University and worked in advertisement for a number of years. Okazaki had been publishing illustrations and short comics since high school, although her professional manga career started around 1994. In the early 2000's she left her day job to become a full time cartoonist and illustrator. Okazaki comics have appeared in josei magazines (marketed to an audience of young adult women) as well as seinen magazines (marketed to an audience of young adult men). Her longest completed manga series to date are the josei Suppli, serialised from 2003 to 2009, and the seinen A-Un, serialised from 2014 to 2021.
Lo stile di Okazaki è un piacere per gli occhi, sia per quanto riguarda la progettazione delle tavole che per il tratto che diventa quasi onirico nelle scene dei pasti tra i tre protagonisti. Questo primo volume ha presentato in maniera più che egregia i personaggi, mostrando quanto sia importante trovare il tempo per stare le persone con cui stiamo bene, anche se diventa sempre più difficile una volta diventat3 "adult3". Non vedo l'ora di proseguire con il prossimo volume.
a manga about three friends who reunite in adulthood following the passing of an old classmate. each character has their own set of struggles, and they find comfort in enjoying meals with each other. so far, i'm enjoying this a lot. this is my first okazaki manga and i really like her style.