'Ashita no Joe' Manga Artist Tetsuya Chiba Dies at 87

Tetsuya Chiba, best known as the artist for the Ashita no Joe (Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow) manga, died on October 27. He was 87. Born in Tokyo in January 1939, Chiba made his professional debut with Fukushuu no Semushi in 1956. Following the end of World War II, he returned to Japan with his family after spending childhood in Manchuria, northeastern China. Chiba drew manga for various magazines early in his career. In January 1967, he began drawing for Ikki Kajiwara's Ashita no Jo...