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Manga Creator Shin'ichi Abe Dies of Cancer at 76

His manga That Miyoko Asagaya Feeling received a 2020 Eisner Award nomination and inspired a 2009 live-action film.

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Manga artist Shin'ichi Abe died on September 4 from submandibular gland cancer at 76, his son, musician Kōsei Abe, announced Sunday.

Musician Kōsei Abe announced Sunday that his father, manga artist Shin'ichi Abe, died on September 4 from submandibular gland cancer. He was 76.

The family held a private funeral attended by close relatives.

Abe's work included:

  • Aihasu no Kazoku
  • Contributions to AX: Alternate Manga
  • That Miyoko Asagaya Feeling

Glacier Bay Books publishes That Miyoko Asagaya Feeling in English. In 2020, the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards nominated it for Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books.

The manga also inspired a live-action film adaptation released in 2009.

Abe launched his career in 1970 with the manga Yasashii Hito and remained active throughout the 1970s.

Sources: Kōsei Abe's X/Twitter account via ANN

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