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GeGeGe no Kitaro artist Shigeru Mizuki dies

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Cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, known for his GeGeGe no Kitaro series depicting yokai, the spirits and monsters of folklore, died Nov. 30 of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital after a fall, his office said. He was 93.

Mizuki, whose real name was Shigeru Mura, often depicted the horrors of war. In GeGeGe no Kitaro, the main character seeks peace between the human and the spirit worlds. (Kyodo)

『ゲゲゲの鬼太郎』の漫画家、水木しげるさん死去

妖怪を描き続けた漫画家の水木しげる(本名:武良茂)さんが死去した。93歳だった。

The Japan Times ST: December 11, 2015