Legendary Manga Artist Tetsuya Chiba Dies at 87
Chiba illustrated Ashita no Joe and more notable manga series over 70 years
Original headline at Crunchyroll News: “Manga Artist Tetsuya Chiba Passes Away at 87”
Key facts
- Death Date
- October 22
- Age
- 87
- Cause of Death
- myelodysplastic syndrome
- Birth Date
- January 11, 1939
- Debut Year
- 1956
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Tags
- #Ashita no Joe
- #Japan Cartoonists Association
- #Kodansha
- #Notari Matsutaro
- #Tetsuya Chiba
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