December 12, 2024

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Choujin Locke (Locke the Superman) author Yuki Hijiri passed away from Pneumonia on October 30th at 72 years old.




Yuki Hijiri, mangaka of Locke the Superman, and character designer for Daimos, Voltes V and Daltanious, passed away back in October, news broke today. 


Senior Japanese manga artist Seyuki died of pneumonia on October 30 this year at the age of 72. The editorial department of the Youth Pictorial Agency YOUNG KING OURS stated that the funeral has been held by the family, and there will be a memorial service after that, the date has not yet been determined.


Mr. Sheng Youji made his commercial debut in about 1971. The prototype of his sci-fi masterpiece “Superman Rock” was published as a doujinshi in 1967, and it was released as a business magazine in 1977. The series has been serialized for more than 50 years. In addition, Seoyuki has served as the original characters of “Super Electromagnetic Machine Thunder Five” and “Demons”, as well as child-oriented TV programs “Space Battleship Yamato” and “Daimos”, etc. Manga version drawing, etc.


 


However, in 2017, the 50th anniversary of the birth of “Superman Locke” was being celebrated. In November, Mr. Shengyouji temporarily stopped his heart during the operation for pyometra (subnasal cavity inflammation), and the rescue was successful and he fell into a coma. Operation.


Although he was successfully discharged from the hospital in February of the following year, his physical condition was not good, and it was a bit difficult to even draw lines. Therefore, “Superman Locke Mirror Threshold/Gaia’s Teeth” was suspended for 5 months. On June 10, 2020, San Youji announced on his personal Twitter that he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease and continued to receive treatment. Since then, his personal Twitter has not been updated, which has worried many fans. In the end, the teacher passed away at the end of October this year.


Information reads: “” 【聖悠紀先生 ご逝去の報】

漫画家 聖悠紀先生が2022年10月30日(日)、肺炎により急逝されました。

ご冥福を心よりお祈りすると共に、ここにお知らせさせて頂きます。

2022年12月16日 株式会社少年画報社 ヤングキングアワーズ編集部.”


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