Taeko Watanabe

 is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1979 with the short story . In 1987, she won the Excellence Award at the 16th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards for her comedy series "St. 14 Graffiti". She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award in the (girls') manga category: in 1991 for and in 2003 for .