pkjd: “Chibi Maruko-chan Manga Creator Momoko Sakura Passes Away at 53” via ANN.“M
pkjd: “Chibi Maruko-chan Manga Creator Momoko Sakura Passes Away at 53” via ANN.“Momoko Sakura, the manga creator best known for the long-running Chibi Maruko-chan manga and anime, passed away on August 15 at 8:29 p.m. due to breast cancer. She was 53. Her family already held a private wake and funeral services.TARAKO, the voice of the title character in the Chibi Maruko-chan anime, commented on Sakura’s passing. TARAKO said that it was much too soon, as Sakura had so much she still wanted to do. Shueisha’s Ribon magazine Editor-in-Chief Souichi Aida also paid his respects, saying that the feeling that her passing was too soon will never go away. Still, he said the cheerful, smiling faces of Maruko and her friends will always keep shining in the hearts of all her readers from children to grown-ups.”Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-27/chibi-maruko-chan-manga-creator-momoko-sakura-passes-away-at-53/.135972 -- source link