Kodansha’s monthly Bessatsu Friend announced the news yesterday with an obituary on their website expressing condolences and celebrating Morinaga’s life: We would like to express our deep appreciation to Morinaga-sensei for creating many wonderful works, and sincerely hope that her work will continue to be read for a long time.
Manga author and illustrator Ai Morinaga died in the early morning on August 2 due to undisclosed health problems.