Remembering the Legacy: Manga and Light Novels Incomplete Due to Tragic Endings

2024-01-18 15:55:51

In the vibrant world of artistic creation, some talents say goodbye before they can complete their masterpieces, leaving their followers wondering what could have been. Today we remember some notable authors whose contributions to the manga and light novel industry endure, despite their premature departures.

The untimely death of these talented creators has left a lasting impact on the Japanese entertainment industry. However, the dedication of editors, contributors, and the community has allowed some works to continue, honoring the legacy of those who departed before their time.

• Berserk: Incomplete at 41 volumes due to the death of Kentaro Miura in 2021 from an aortic dissection. Perhaps the most emblematic case of the premature end of a series in the new millennium. Opinions on the continuation of his team of assistants are divided.

• Amane Atatameru (Amane will Warm): Incomplete to 3 volumes due to Jun Sadogawa’s death by suicide in 2013.

• Boukyaku no Shirushi to Hime: Incomplete to 7 volumes due to the 2014 death of Rou Soutsuka from stomach cancer.

• Crayon Shin-chan: Incomplete at 50 volumes due to the 2009 death of Usui Yoshito in a mysterious hiking accident. In 2010, members of the Usui creative team launched a sequel series, New Crayon Shin-chan.

• Cut & Paste de Kono Sekai wo Ikiteiku (Living in This World With Cut & Paste): Incomplete at 9 volumes due to the death of writer Tsugikuru in 2019 from undisclosed causes (possibly complications from a brain hemorrhage in 2017). It is not clear if the artist intends to continue the manga.

• Doraemon: Incomplete in 45 volumes due to the death of Fujiko F. Fujio in 1996 from liver failure.

• Highschool of the Dead: Incomplete at 7 volumes due to the death of writer Daisuke Sato in 2017 from heart disease.

• Ikoku Meiro on the Croisée (Crossroads of the Foreign Labyrinth): Incomplete to 2 volumes due to the death of Hinata Takeda in 2017 from undisclosed causes.

• Itazura na Kiss (It Started With a Kiss): Incomplete at 23 volumes due to Kaoru Tada’s death in 1999 from a brain hemorrhage caused by head trauma. According to his wife, the anime adaptation uses the ending planned by Tada and used his notes.

• Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita. (This Is the First, and Probably Final, Loose Hostile Relation.): Incomplete to 3 volumes due to the death in 2015 of Cocoa Fujiwara from an undisclosed illness. An anime adaptation is in production.

• Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha (adaptación a manga) (The Misfit of Demon King Academy): Incomplete to 4 volumes due to the death of artist Kayaharuka in 2021 from pancreatic cancer.

• MM!: Incomplete at 12 volumes due to Akinari Matsuno’s death in 2011 from undisclosed causes (probably long-term illness).

• Oshikake Maid no Shirayuki-san (Stalker Maid Shirayuki): Incomplete to 2 volumes due to Morishige’s death in 2020 from undisclosed causes. Morishige was the pseudonym used by a married couple; It is unknown which member of the creative team died.

• Rain: Incomplete at 15 volumes due to the death of Takumi Yoshino in 2019 from undisclosed causes.

• Kaze no stigma (Stigma of the Wind): Incomplete to 12 volumes (including spinoff books) due to Takahiro Yamato’s death in 2009 from leukemia.

• Shindere Shoujo to Kodoku na Shinigami (Lovestruck Dead Girl and Forlorn Death God): Incomplete due to the death in 2015 of writer Yuki Shinkiba due to complications resulting from cancer treatment.

• Tatoe Hai ni Nattemo (Though You May Burn to Ash): Incomplete to 6 volumes due to the death of Kakashi Oniyazu in 2019 from undisclosed causes.

• Zero no Tsukaima (The Familiar of Zero): Incomplete at 22 volumes due to Noboru Yamaguchi’s death in 2013 from undisclosed causes (probably cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2011).

Fuente: MyAnimeList

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