 It was announced on Monday that manga author and illustrator George Akiyama, known for his works such as Asura and Haguregumo, died on May 12. According to Shogakukan, he was continuing his work as a manga artist and had planned his next work before his death. Akiyama's cause of death was not disclosed, and his farewell ceremony was done by his relatives. He was 77 years old.Born in Tokyo on April 27, 1943, Akiyama grew up in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, only to return to Tokyo after quitting high school to pursue his dream of becoming a manga artist. He worked as an assistant for a year and a half under Kenji Morita before publishing his debut manga Gaikotsu-kun under Kodansha's monthly Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. In 1970, Akiyama began the weekly serialization of the controversial dark manga Asura that sparked public attention. The first chapter published in Weekly Shounen Magazine was banned in several regions in Japan due to the unsettling events such as cannibalism from starvation. Nevertheless, during the turmoil, Akiyama continued with Kokuhaku where the main character makes a weekly confession, one which included confessing himself as a murderer—only to be countered as a lie the following week. His longest-running work, Haguregumo, spanned for 112 volumes from 1973 to 2017. The award-winning historical manga spawned an anime movie in 1982 by Madhouse and Toei Animation. Source: NHK |
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| I thought he was Hajime no Ippo author, I was wrong....god I almost got heart attack because their names are similar^^; Anyway may your soul find peace, Mr. Author. |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
| Sad news for one of the big names of the industry |
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| It's truly a sad news. Rest in peace. |
#Anime4Life be my Life Motto! #PrayForKyoAni  |
| Rest in peace. The Haguregumo movie was definitely worth checking out, unfortunately I wasn't able to find a site where I could read the manga chapters. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Man looks like a cool boss from a delincuent manga. |
| :v |
| Rest in peace mister. |
| oh shit the author of Asura was a cool guy then thats funny considering how depressing that anime movie is lol but still a great story though RIP |
| Rip I only watched asura, ok movie |
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| Rest in Peace George Akiyama may you rest easy. |
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| RIP. Thank you for your contribution. |
| I'm not familiar with him, but rest in peace. |
Bum Bum Dum Dum |
| Rest in peace Sir..thanks for your contributions to elevate this community.. |
 "Not everyone who works hard is rewarded. But, all those who succeed have worked hard" |
| God, my heart almost sank when I saw the name George. 77 years, seems he lived a relatively fulfilling life. Haven't read any of his stuff, but did watch the Asura movie. Maybe the manga's better. Anyway, condolences and strengths to the family and loved ones. Dragevard said: Rinrinka said: I thought he was Hajime no Ippo author, I was wrong....god I almost got heart attack because their names are similar^^; Anyway may your soul find peace, Mr. Author. I thought it was Dragon Ball's mangaka because of their last name. That would be Toriyama. |
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