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. Between 1999 and 2011, his golf manga The Golden Rough (Ougon no Rough ~Sōta no Stance~) was released in 33 tankōbon volumes.

Tsuyoshi Nakaima なかいま 強
Born	(1960-04-13) April 13, 1960 (age 65) USCAR
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Wataru Ga Pyun! Ucchare Goshogawara The Golden Rough
Awards	43rd Shōnen Shogakukan Manga Award (1989)

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]

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