Tetsuya Chiba’s works explored young athletes’ physical and mental development in sports, while portraying the poverty, despair, joy and optimism of everyday life in postwar Japan.
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Japanese manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, known for depicting postwar life and athletic growth, has died at age 87. His influential career included teaching, leading the Japan Cartoonists Association, and receiving the Order of Culture.
- Chiba died last Thursday at the age of 87 after a seven-decade career in manga.
- His famous work 'Ashita no Joe' followed a young boxer's rise from detention to professional ranks.
- Kodansha has awarded the 'Tetsuya Chiba Award' to young artists for the past 46 years.
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During his seven-decade career, Tetsuya Chiba also taught at university, headed the Japan Cartoonists Association and received numerous cultural honours, including the prestigious Order of Culture. (AFP pic)TOKYO: Tetsuya Chiba, a titan of Japanese manga best known for the legendary boxing series "Ashita no Joe", has died aged 87, his publishers said Tuesday.
Chiba's works often told stories about the physical and mental growth of young athletes across various sports including golf, boxing and the martial art kendo, while also showing the poverty, despair, joy and optimism of ordinary life in postwar Japan.
"Ashita no Joe", published in the 1960s through the 1970s, featured a troubled young man who learns boxing in a juvenile detention centre and rises through the professional ranks to engage in epic rivalries.
