Seizō Watase (わたせ せいぞう or 渡瀬 政造, Watase Seizō) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born 15 February 1945 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
[1] Outside of being an illustrator for numerous posters, books, and other works, he is most well known for his dramatic romance manga Heart Cocktail, which had sold over 5 million copies.
[1] In 1987, Watase received the Bungeishunjū Manga Award for his work Phillip, P.I.
[2] From shortly after birth until high school, Watase lived in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture.
He attended Meiji Gakuen Junior High (a private school), then graduated to the Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura Senior High School before finally graduating from Waseda University[1] with a degree in law.