Mangaka Tohjoh Asami has died

[LKK6144]

Word is spreading throughout the yaoi manga fandom that mangaka Tohjoh Asami has passed away. Although Asami-sensei was known primarily for her Boys Love manga, she also did mainstream manga. One of her titles, X-Kai-, is published in the US by Tokyopop.

You can read the Japanese announcement of her death and an English translation of the announcement here (http://www.hackthemainstream.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=595).

[Animeloveress]

OMG, X-KAI?! I LOVED THAT! I HAVE THAT! how dare she die.

[Sleong73]

OMG, that is so sad... :( i guess her works will now hit the top very fast.. That usually happen when some famous artist pass away.

[pheonia]

OMG, that is so sad... :( i guess her works will now hit the top very fast.. That usually happen when some famous artist pass away.
isn't it sad that most artists make the most money after they're dead.

[Fushichow]

Who died??:broken_heart:

[Tajtan]

Who died??:broken_heart:You could try reading the first post in this thread.

[123star]

I heard the news earlier before it got posted. I like X-kai with it's two volumes coming out and now I hear that Tohjoh sensei dies? I was very devastated. I have read Dekka Sekka Boys, Glass Fruit, and many of her works and I was very fond of it. Still, I wanted to see what the rest of X-kai series T______T

Sheesh. Why is it that some of my favorite manga-kas die on such short notices? It's so sad. :( Although, it has been short when you enjoy yourself with other things and not realizing what's going on *sighs*

May you rest in peace. You will always be remembered in our :heart:s from all of us Tohjoh fans.