The Legacy of Tetsuya Chiba.

Japanese news websites announced that manga author Tetsuya Chiba passed away at the age of 87 due to myelodysplastic syndrome, a type of cancer that affects the blood cells in the bone marrow, on Thursday, October 22nd.

Japanese animation studio TMS Entertainment released a statement about the passing of Chiba. The animation studio had the honor of working on the "Ashita no Joe" anime, one of his many masterpieces. His legacy will live on through his works, continuing to inspire fans around the world to keep striving for a better tomorrow.

Digital manga publisher Omoi hears the news about the passing. Chiba co-created not just one of the greatest sports manga of all time, but one of the greatest and most influential sports stories of all time.

Japanese publisher Kodansha released a statement regarding the passing of Chiba. He created numerous masterpieces throughout his 70-year career, driven by a strong love for and faith in the medium of manga

Many aspiring manga artists took their first steps toward professional careers with his words in their hearts, and they continue to be active in the industry today. His immense contributions to the manga world are irreplaceable. 

Chiba was born in Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo, but lived most of his early childhood in Shenyang, Liaoning, in Northeast China, which was occupied by Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, on January 11th, 1939. He's a Japanese manga artist known for drawing "Ashita no Joe" together with late writer Asao Takamori, whose real name is Ikki Kajiwara. 

He became a legendary manga artist whose masterworks transformed manga from a simple youth entertainment into a respected, high-impact literary and artistic medium. Standing alongside giants like Osamu Tezuka and Shigeru Mizuki, Chiba bridged the early days of rental-library manga straight into the modern weekly magazine era, mentoring and inspiring generations of subsequent mangaka.
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Source:
- TMS Entertainment - https://x.com/tmsanime/status/2115188143926202820
- Omoi - https://x.com/ReadOmoi/status/2115064268793987173
- Kodansha - https://x.com/shonenmagazine1/status/2114930314204365289
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Photo:
- "Ashita no Joe" - © Asao Takamori • Tetsuya Chiba/Kodansha

 

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