Masaru Uchida, 1934/1935-2008



Anime News Network has posted information derived from an obituary from Sankei Shimbun indicated that former Weekly Shonen Magazine editor Masaru Uchida died on May 30. The cause was lung cancer.

The article notes that Uchida was the third editor-in-chief in that publication's history, beginning in 1970, and his contributions to its long run were two sports serials: the baseball manga Kyojin no Hoshi and the boxing manga Ashita no Joe (panels from which above). He would later advise Sony on the Animax channel project.

Uchida was 73 years old, and is survived by a wife.

does anyone out there know why a google translation of the obit keeps saying 2007? that's worrying as far as using that tool...
 
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