Author of Tokyo Mew Mew, Mia Ikumi, has passed away
3 years ago
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Kodansha (in Japanese)
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The official website of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced on Monday that manga artist Mia Ikumi passed away on March 7 due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage surrounding the brain. Her family held a private funeral.
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Tokyo Mew Mew New, an all-new anime based on the original manga, will debut this July.
Kodansha will re-release all the previous Tokyo Mew Mew manga in a new 10-volume edition with new covers, with the first three volumes slated for May. Kodansha stated that Ikumi already drew the new cover art for all 10 volumes, as well as retouched art and all new manga shorts for the new edition. The announcement added that Ikumi had been overseeing the anime production and the work on the new manga edition for the past two years, and that the anime production will continue, carrying with it Ikumi's wishes.
3 years ago
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As a child born in the magical girl era stuff (along with CCS), I'm quite heartbroken to hear this news. May she rest in peace. Tokyo Mew Mew will remain a memory for her fans.
