Manga Artist Gosaku Outa Passes Away at 74 Due to COVID-19
The official Twitter for Shogakukan’s manga magazine Televi-Kun announced on January 2 that manga artist Gosaku Outa passed away on December 12, 2022. He was 74.
According to Sponichi, his family said that he was receiving medical treatment at a facility in Gunma Prefecture. At the end of November, he was rushed to the emergency room after being tested positive for COVID-19. He developed pneumonia and did not return home. The funeral and farewell ceremony were already held with his next of kin.
After working as an assistant to Shotaro Ishinomori, he made his debut in 1969 with a shoujo manga Boyfriend Yai! (under the name of Junichiro Yamagami). He was well known for his comicaliztion works of the Mazinger anime series in the 1970s, such as Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, and UFO Robot Grendizer. Those works were highly regarded as legendary works among some fans because of his own unique originality that differed from the anime. He also served as the original story creator for the robot anime series in 1976-1977, Groizer X.
漫画家の桜多吾作先生が昨年12月12日に74歳で逝去されたそうです
70年代から #マジンガーZ #グレートマジンガー 等アニメコミカライズや #釣りバカ大将 #マッハSOS 等で活躍。てれびくんでも #グロイザーX(アニメ原作も担当)#月光騎士 等を連載しました
謹んで哀悼の意を表します#桜多吾作 先生 pic.twitter.com/sbXP5XReBn
— てれびくん【公式】 (@Televi_Kun) January 2, 2023
Sources: Televi-Kun official Twitter, Sponichi
