Boundary-Pushing Manga Author George Akiyama Passes Away
Joseph LusterGeorge Akiyama, whose real name is Yūji Akiyama, was a renowned and controversial manga author who made his debut in 1966 with the Gaikotsu-kun (Skeleton-kun) manga. Publisher Shogakukan announced the sad news this weekend that Akiyama passed away on May 12 at the age of …Read more »