Manga has traditionally been hand-drawn, and there is the issue of protecting the paper from being damaged over time. This is no small feat. “The illustration has undergone color fading and wearing,” mangaka Tetsuya Chiba remarked about the iconic last scene of his famous manga …Read more »
Tetsuya Chiba, the creator of Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe), is a member of the Japan Cartoonists’ Association, and he suggested the group put on an auction to aid the people of Ukraine. The Association agreed, and is establishing an online charity auction. Manga creators …Read more »
Tetsuya Chiba, the creator of Tomorrow’s Joe (Ashita no Joe in the original Japanese) has had a health scare but appears to be doing better. Late last year he took himself to the hospital because he wasn’t feeling right. He was having issues in his …Read more »
Tetsuya Chiba—the 82-year-old manga author known for creating the beloved Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe) boxing manga, among other works—is currently in the hospital. According to a blog post, the author started to feel unwell as summer came to a close, so he admitted himself …Read more »
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