The official website for Akita Shoten has announced on Friday that mangaka Shinichi Koga died on March 1 from an unspecified disease.
Born Shinsaku Koga, he was a noteworthy horror manga artist from Eko Eko Azaraku, which published via Akita Shoten’s Shounen Champion between 1975 to 1979 for 19 volumes.
The first manga series has received live-action drama and movie adaptations from 1995 to 1997, 2006…
Its sequel manga was published via Suspiria magazine for six volumes.