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Sherman A1

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Mon Jan 17, 2022, 05:15 PM Jan 2022

Manga artist Mizushima Shinji dies at 82

Japanese cartoonist Mizushima Shinji, known for his long-running baseball manga series "Dokaben," has died. He was 82 years old.

Mizushima's office says he died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on January 10.

Mizushima created a number of works featuring baseball after making his debut in 1958.

"Dokaben," a series about a high school baseball team, was first published in a weekly magazine in 1972 and attracted readers of different generations for more than 40 years.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220117_16/

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