A private wake was held on November 24
Image via Keijiro Cho’s Twitter
The Twitter account for 13 Dogs Manga Artist Keijiro Cho revealed on November 20 that he passed away on November 18. He was 59 years old.
Cho’s eldest daughter wrote the post on Twitter. She added that there was a memorial service for close family members held on November 24.
Cho made his debut as a manga artist in 1989 in Kodansha’s Weekly Morning magazine with the work “High school High sky”, which was honored in the Tetsuya Chiba Award competition.
He drew the manga Kiseki no Hito, with a story by Old Boy author Garon Tsuchiya.
He is known for his work in golf, mahjong and pachinko manga magazines, with titles such as Gokudō x Kishu and Sakuma Kaoru no Golf tte Muzukashii? Sonna no Dai Uso!.
Source: account