© Nobuhiro Sakata, Daichi Banjou, Shogakukan
The Official X (previously Twitter) account of Shogakukan‘S Giant cartoon authentic journal introduced Thursday that manga creator Nobuhiro Sakata died on Monday. He was 76.
A non-public funeral was held, for members of the family solely. In line with the journal’s announcement, the day Sakata died is the day this 12 months’s British Open ended. The ultimate chapter of Sakata and the deceased Eiji Kazama‘S Kaze no Daichi golf manga was in regards to the British Open.
Sakata was born on October 11, 1947 in Kumamoto PrefectureAs an expert golfer, he handed the Japan Skilled Golf Affiliation pro-test in 1975. He additionally started writing whereas taking part in tournaments.
Sakata and Kazama launched the long-running Kaze no Daichi golf manga in Giant cartoon authentic in 1991. The manga received the award for Greatest Are Manga Award within the thirty ninth Shogakukan Manga Awards in 1993. Shogakukan revealed the 84th quantity of the manga in August 2022. The duo additionally created two different golf manga titled Hikari no Sora and the Daichi no Ko collection.
Sakata and illustrator Daichi Banjou launched the 29-piece AND DOUGH!! manga in Shogakukan‘S Weekly Shonen Sunday journal in 1995. The manga impressed an anime adaptation for tv in 2004.
Sakata and Bucchigiri manga maker Yuu Nakahara‘S Evidently manga ran in Shogakukan‘S Nice comedian minds journal from 1994 to 2003.
Supply: Giant cartoon authentic journal X/Twitter account and web site
