| According to Mainichi news, Tobe Keiko, the author of manga With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child passed away on January 28th. She was 52. The serialization of "With the Light (Hikari to Tomoni)" had been suspended since January 2009 due to the illness of the author. The translated edition of the manga has been published in US, Canada, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Source: Mainichi |
| WOW that's incredibly sad especially considering the type of manga she was making. R.I.P Keiko-san you will be missed. |
| So very sad indeed. And she wasn't even able to finish the manga? Quite young too, just 52. So sad...rest in peace. |
| RIP. |
| Rest in peace, Tobe Keiko. ;-; |
| See you later. |
 Waratte Oemashou Sore ha Chiisana Inori |
| Rest well. |
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| It's quite sad, I hope she rest in peace and her manga seems to be good too. |
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| So many people passing away at the start of 2010. >.< Rest in peace... ... |
| Quite sad news, indeed. May her soul rest in peace... |
| RIP |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Haven't read but may she Rest In Piece :( |
| You will be missed. :( |
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| It's so sad to hear this, especially since With The Light was such a unique and beautiful manga that really touched me. It's so sad that it won't be finished =( |
| Sweet dreams, Tobe-san. |
| RIP woman |
| Tis a shame that she passed away. RIP.... ;___; |
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| People say it's a shame the manga won't be finished when they should be saying "it's a shame she died". |
| R.I.P. |
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| Too Bad! RIP! |
| RIP That's totally unexpected, I was waiting patiently for the series to complete before purchasing... It's been a few years already. There are only a few good manga with similar content, mainly about the stories of the parents and their defected children. |
bottleJan 29, 2010 4:09 PM
| NOOOO! I buy this manga, I think it is really good. I wish she didn't die :( It was really interesting to read, I suggest everyone read it. I bet no one else but I actually cares ;_; |
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| i need to read volumes 3 and beyond in the yen press edition. >.> to tell the truth, because of her series, i was able to tell that one of my cousins was autistic without them telling me. so it's sad to know that this amazing author is gone. D: (not anime related, but the author of catch in the rye died this week, too.... poor creative people. ;.; |
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| It is sad to see someone pass away so young... especially when they have unfinished work. :( ESSWHY said: NOOOO! I bet no one else but I actually cares ;_; Don't be melodramatic. |
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| OMG!! That's terrible. While I'm sad that the manga series will be left unfinished (I loved the manga-- it was so different and delicately treated autism), it's even sadder that another amazing person is gone. RIP. |
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| Ahh and she was still young....:( RIP~ |
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| oh no.. RIP ;~; |
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| Lots of mangaka are dying.Seems like Mangaka is kind of a dangerous job.LOL |
| Rest in Peace. I might just read what was written of that manga one of these days. |
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| Just by noticing a death of a mangaka makes me sad ... sigh O, and Rest in Peace. |
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metfan149 said: People say it's a shame the manga won't be finished when they should be saying "it's a shame she died". Both's a shame, I think. Reminds me I should start reading With the Light soon... Rest in peace. |
| Rest In Peace |
| R.I.P. Rest Happily |
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| aw.. rest in peace.. |
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| So: I have never read the series but wanted to wait until the story was finished. Can I read it with a never ending hiatus, or should I just keep with the tvseries? |
| Come and look around at the autism club or the Yakuza FC! |
bleeb said: I imagine that it would be a "slice of life" manga, so it would have never had an ending in the same way as something with an actual plot would anyway.So: I have never read the series but wanted to wait until the story was finished. Can I read it with a never ending hiatus, or should I just keep with the tvseries? |
| Current FAL Ranking + Previous best:: [ |
| Well most of us don't really know about her except she has 2 sons and a family of 4. So it's natural that people show concern about her works more often. It's a big loss to fans and of course to her family, common sense. I just checked yesterday, she fell ill and stop drawing last year, the course ran down hill so fast. Part of the manga story had been serialized in TV drama in 2004. |
| RIP. |
 watching, waiting, commiserating |
| I'm horrible lol. I would've never even heard of this manga if it wasn't for the mangaka's death. It looks touching. Completed or not, I'll read whatever was pusblished. RIP. |
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| I can't believe this and it is immensely sad news. She wasn't even very old :/ The Manga always struck me as being an amazing work and I'm going to endeavour to read it, especially given my interest in the subject matter. |
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| Man, this sucks. I actually know a friend who loves this manga due to its theme. And I didn't even know she was sick. May she rest in peace. Maora said: i need to read volumes 3 and beyond in the yen press edition. >.> to tell the truth, because of her series, i was able to tell that one of my cousins was autistic without them telling me. so it's sad to know that this amazing author is gone. D: Though maybe your cousin wasn't self-aware at the time to be able to tell you that. I thinlk many children of the autistic spectrum don't usually know they are diagnosed unless someone informs them. Maora said: (not anime related, but the author of catch in the rye died this week, too.... poor creative people. ;.; Dude, seriously? Man, talk about a messed up start with the new decade. First the casualties in Haiti, then Daisuke Gori, and now Tobe Keiko and J.D Salinger. |
| oh shi- not this news again :< again, R.I.P you make good manga there <3 |
| R.I.P |
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| Sad to see the author of one of my favourite and one of the most unique manga series around pass away. I had even managed to persuade my mother - who works with people who have a mental disability - to read With the Light and she'd been enjoying it thoroughly. flygon250 said: I imagine that it would be a "slice of life" manga, so it would have never had an ending in the same way as something with an actual plot would anyway. Tobe had been quoted as saying that the manga would end when Hikaru (the 'main' character) had become a 'cheerful, working adult'. |
| OMG thats awful! I love With the Light! RIP |
| Aww, that's so sad. I love her manga. To hear her die like this, I don't know what to think. May she rest in peace |
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