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seeing this made me just break down crying. if you'd asked me yesterday what i thought of akira toriyama i would have probably said i respected him immensely, but his work didn't hold a special place in my heart. but realizing that he's gone is just devastating. such an iconic, important artist. the world is worse without him

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago (4 children)

What is it with Japanese Mangakas dying a bit younger than they should? Why do assholes like Kissinger get a whole fucking centuries while genuinely good people die relatively young?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Probably due to awful working conditions and hours, with the stress taking its toll

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

It wouldn't surprise me if the amount of smoking this generation did also has an impact.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There are probably very few working cartoonists and animators who take breaks to move their bodies as regularly as they should. That much sitting wrecks the cardiovascular system. In DPRK garment factories, management runs group dances and exercises throughout the working day to mitigate it

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I can only how bad it is for Mangakas, as some of them are known for pulling like 80 hours weeks at minimum. I only hope Araki Sensei is actually a vampire, cause I don't know what I'll do if the newest Jojo part 9 goes unfinished.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I will have words with God if One Piece does not get a proper end

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Dude died of stress, he had a brain hemorrhage.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

It varies tbh, only a couple of Toriyamas contemporaries have died and there are a bunch of foundational 60s mangaka or anime directors still alive pushing 85+ and even doing some work. Go Nagai for example (too horny to die probably) or Tetsuya Chiba (Ashita no Joe). Leiji Matsumoto died last year at 85 as well