https://x.com/masako_wtnb/status/2109792608163950717She started her manga career in 1952 and published her last work in 2020, pioneering shoujo horror and mystery stories in the 1960s. Later, she shifted to josei works with more mature and sexually explicit content. Her notable works include:>Glass no Shiro>Sei Rosalind>Kinpeibai
Glass no Shiro (Glass Castle)https://shonenjumpplus.com/volume/4856001361007334658/trial
Sei Rosalind (Saint Rosalind)https://mangadex.org/chapter/3e49e12d-9d38-445a-9f67-408f692c9859
>>291592021>>291592051Her artwork was really lovely.
>>291592010 F
Rest in Peace Queen
>>291592010F
Did she invent shoujoface or was that Glass Mask?
>>291592102Glass Mask was 1976 so Watanabe had already been drawing manga for 2 decades at that point.
>>29159201097? Damn, that’s a long life lived well and I love her covers from the artwork alone. Rest in peace.
>>291592010They always go so young.
>>291592010Now that's a fulfilled life.According to the other thread, she could have become 117.
RIP to a fucking legend
>>291592010Never heard, never read, likely not going to, but I can respect a mangaka who makes it to 97, lived wonderful, and looks to have really good art.F, godspeed.
>>291592021I think i've heard of this one
>>291592051the composition in this one is cool, i like how loose it is
97 is a good and long life, and she had a long career too. Rest well lady.
>>291592010>97Now there's a woman who took plenty of naps in her lifetime F
>Glass noFuck, I thought it was Glass no KamenRIP
how do these people live so long
>>291595161By eating nothing but rice and raw fish.
>>291592010She's in my backlog, but never read her.>>291592051I'm liking this one.>>291594797>Glass no KamenAbandon all hope, anon...
>>291592010Here comes the important question how many of her series have English Translations so we can read and discuss?
>>291592051the fuck am I reading why is it suddenly a horror story
>>291595161Amazing what a lack of goyfeed does to a body
She was the oldest manga artist alive. Jirou Tsunoda is probably the oldest one right now
She beat the odds and lived 40 years longer than most mangaka who keel over their desk in their 50s.
>>291595778Actually no Haruo Koyama is the oldest now, 95
>>291595715goyfeed japan :D
>>291595690You didn't read the OP, I see...>pioneering shoujo horror and mystery stories
>>291596250I read shoujo and my eyes jumped ahead a lineIts cool though
>>291595161Yeah, mangaka are known to live long lives.
>>291595715
>shoujo horrorWhy I never heard about this gender earlyer?!
>>291592010Still working in her late 80s and early 90s. Togashi would never...
>safe and effective
>>291595816I feel like shoujo artists live longer than shonen artists. Maybe because male mangaka drink alcohol and smoke more cigarettes than female mangaka
>>291597595Because you haven't been reading enough manga by female authors
>>291592010Announcement of the Passing of Professor Masako WatanabeProfessor Masako passed away peacefully at 00:38 on October 3.She lived a 97 year life racing alongside manga, and in the end, she departed as if simply falling asleep.To all those who loved her works during her lifetime and sent her warm encouragement, we extend our heartfelt gratitude.This is a message entrusted to us by Professor Masako previously.If you would, please take a moment to read it.Message from Professor Masako:To Everyone,It feels strangely surreal for me to convey this in such a way,but to all the many people who have been involved with me until now,to the fans who supported me,to those I worked with professionally,to those who cared for my daily needs,to the kind staff at Elise,to nurses F-san and S-san,to my younger siblings and all my family,truly, thank you very much.I'm deeply grateful for all the love that surrounded me.Life flew by in a flash with "Living with Manga,"but in my heart, countless memories shine like treasures, radiating light.I’ll be taking my leave a little ahead of you all,but over there, many important people are waiting,and I believe I'll be able to reunite with my husband after so long.The photo of Paris I visited before has always been on my desk.When you feel lonely, please think of me as being in Paris. See you later.- Masako WatanabeFrom the Operating Staff: In this account, we will continue to share the precious original drawings and unpublished works left behind by Professor Masako, delivering her wonderful world of works to everyone.We would be delighted if you continue to cherish Professor Masako Watanabe's works for years to come.We sincerely pray for her soul's eternal peace.
>>291592010RIP
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>>291598308Wild ride, we need more story times about crazy series, I can think 5 series like that right now. One about that girl eating yo-kai and the one with the big heads with crab hands in their heads
Fuck, I thought that was Glass no Kamen for a second. Really sad to hear the precursors of Year 24 are slowly passing away.>>291595367We're never seeing a continuation...
>>291592102The entire visual style of shoujo manga basically comes from Macoto Takahashi.
>>291601146The author is still alive,, don't worry
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>>291592051Her head and arms are facing one direction and her feed another direction. Creepy.
>>291592010Would not be surprised if she was one of the female mangaka who told the UN to go get bent and fuck off for trying to silence the voice of female authors and artists by their puritanical witch hunts against "questionnable" content.
>>291598350Beautiful. What a life.
>>291592010Rest in peace
>>291592010That means she'll leave her mangas unfinished, without knowing how they end
>>291597826Old people die natural deaths?! Why, that's unheard of!
>>291592051That ending. I feel sorry for her dad, he didn't deserve that.
>>291592051is this the only one in english...
>>291595690Shoujo stories used to be cool
>>291592010So how many of her series are in English?
I just found out she was the costume designer for The Black Lizard (1968). A film that fucking starred Akihiro Miwa and Yukio Mishima!
>>291592010noooo not a 97 yr old foid who created nothing good!!!
>>291595715>>291597173
I don't read shoujo but RIP and F
>>291610335Choke on a copy of Weekly Shonen Jump and die
>>291598350
>>291592051This title is clearly read as "Saint Rosalind", there's no "sei" there.
>>291592051Probably what inspired Johan in Monster
>>291611485The Kanji, motherfucker.
>>291611937There's a pronunciation given.聖 could also be read as Hijiri or whatever you want.
>>291611937The furigana, motherfucker.
>>291595690Welcome to shoujo.
>>291610319damn she actually did great work thereF
>>291611971>whatever you wantSei it is, then. The on yomi.>>291612098What next? You're going to read 着せ替え人形 as bisque doll, you chuuni fuck?
>>291612280Fuck off, retard.
>>291598350Zamn, she had to have visited paris before it was taken over by nogs
>>291598350>but over there, many important people are waiting,>and I believe I'll be able to reunite with my husband after so longlol no she won't, game over ma'am
>>291608712*Millenialwoes image*Don't be obtuse on purpose. No one died before 2020.
>>291603563she will never finish glass mask
>>291598350>to nurses F-san and S-san,Imagine being one of the nurses she publically thanked.
>>291592051Jesus what the fuck is this lolis problem?
>>291613188Lack of correction.
