Mari Yamazaki (ヤマザキ マリ, Yamazaki Mari, born 20 April 1967) is a Japanese manga artist known for her seinen comedy manga Thermae Romae. She was born in Tokyo, but now lives in Chicago.^[1] She was awarded the 3rd Manga Taishō^[2] and the Short Story Award in the 2010 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes.^[3] An anime adaptation of the manga has been produced and aired^[4] and a live-action film adaptation was released in April 2012, with its sequel, Thermae Romae II, coming out in April 2014.

Selected works

• Yūmeijin (有名人) (2001, ISBN 978-4063344851)
• Kokoro ni Sasayaite (心にささやいて) (2003, ISBN 978-4872877953)
• 2050-nen no Watashi Kara (2050年の私から) (2005, ISBN 978-4062129169)
• Mōretsu! Italia Kazoku (モーレツ!イタリア家族) (2006, ISBN 978-4063376074)
• Sore de wa Sassoku Buon Appetito! (それではさっそくBuonappetito!) (2007, ISBN 978-4063376487)
• Rumi to Maya to Sono Shūhen (ルミとマヤとその周辺) (2008, ISBN 978-4063406863, ISBN 978-4063376487, ISBN 978-4063407570)
• Thermae Romae (テルマエ・ロマエ, Terumae Romae) (2007, ISBN 978-4-04-726127-3, ISBN 978-4047267701, ISBN 978-4047272323, ISBN 978-4047275157)
• Italia Kazoku Fūrinkazan (イタリア家族風林火山) (2008, ISBN 978-4-82-117023-4)
• Ryōko-san no Iu Koto ni wa Shinonomechō Rumi Maya Nikki (涼子さんの言うことには 東雲町ルミマヤ日記) (2009)
• Sekai no Hate de mo Mangakaki (世界の果てでも漫画描き) (2009, ISBN 978-4420220552、ISBN 978-4420220569)
• Chikyū Ren'ai (地球恋愛) (2010, ISBN 978-4063761030)
• PIL (2010, ISBN 978-4420152372)
• Arabia Neko no Gorumu (アラビア猫のゴルム) (2010, ISBN 978-4063377187)
• Bōen Nippon Kenbun Roku (望遠ニッポン見聞録) (2010)
• Sweet Home Chicago (2011)
• Jakomo Fosukari (ジャコモ・フォスカリ) (2011)
• Tatte Iru Mono wa Haha (Ryōko) de mo Tsukae (立っている者は母（リョウコ）でも使え) (2012)
• Jobs (2013)
• Plinius (プリニウス) (2013) (in collaboration with Tori Miki)^[5]
• Olympia Kyklos (オリンピア・キュクロス) (2018)^[6]

Honours

• Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy, for her contribution to the growth of Italian culture (2017)^[7]