Keijiro Cho, 13 Dogs Manga Creator Passes Away At Age 59
The post was written by Cho’s eldest daughter
On November 20, the Twitter account for the 13 Dogs manga artist Keijirō Chō announced that he passed on November 18.
突然のご連絡失礼いたします。
益田（張）慶二郎の長女です。父・慶二郎につきまして、11月18日、59歳にて永眠いたしました。
生前は大変お世話になりましたこと、心から感謝申し上げます。通夜は下記の日程で執り行います。 pic.twitter.com/vYEegOHgRy
— 張 慶二郎 (@keijiro_cho) November 20, 2023
He was 59.
The post was written by Cho’s eldest daughter. It was also revealed that a wake for close family members would be held on November 24.
In 1989, Cho made his debut as a manga artist in Kodansha’s Weekly Morning magazine with High school High sky, earning him an honorable mention in the Tetsuya Chiba Award competition.
He also drew the art for the Kiseki no Hito manga and was also known for his work in golf, mahjong, and pachinko manga magazines, notably working on titles like Gokudō x Kishu and Sakuma Kaoru no Golf tte Muzukashii? Sonna no Dai Uso!.
Source: Keijirō Chō‘s Twitter account
