demifiendrsa:Manga creator Takao Saito has passed away on September 24, 2021 at age 84 due to panc
demifiendrsa: Manga creator Takao Saito has passed away on September 24, 2021 at age 84 due to pancreatic cancer. He’s best known for his work on Golgo 13, the oldest manga still in publication. Saito was born in Wakayama in November 1936. He debuted with the Kūki Danshaku manga in 1955. He also published the Sagashiya hage Taka Tōjō!! manga in 1968 before launching Golgo 13 later that same year.Golgo 13 won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Award, a Japan Cartoonists Association Grand Prize award, and the special judge’s award at the 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards. Saito was awarded the Medal of Honor With Purple Ribbon in 2003, and the Order of Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays With Rosette in 2010. Golgo 13 celebrated its 50th year of serialization in 2018, and Saito celebrated his 65th year as a manga creator in 2020. Shogakukan announced that Saito had said before his death that he wanted the manga to continue on without him, and the Saito Production group of artists will continue on the work with the assistance of the editorial department of Shogakukan’s Big Comic magazine and an additional scriptwriting staff. -- source link