Manga author Buichi Terasawa, best known for his manga Cobra (Space Adventure Cobra), died on September 8 due to a myocardial infarction. He was 68 years old.
The announcement was made Monday on Terasawa’s work official Twitter by Manabu Furuse, representative of Terasawa Productions Inc. “Buichi Terasawa had survived three brain tumor surgeries with the same vitality as Cobra himself, but this time, he was caught off guard. It was a myocardial infarction,” Furuse said. “We would like to express our deepest gratitude for your kindness during his life and respectfully inform you of his passing. The funeral will be held by family members only. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Buichi Terasawa.”
Terasawa was born in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido Prefecture, in March 1955. He debuted in 1977 with the Cobra one-shot in the extra issue of Weekly Shounen Jump. The magazine began regular serialization of Cobra in 1978 where it ended in 1984.
In 1985, he began serializing Black Knight Bat in Weekly Shonen Jump. He founded Terasawa Productions In 1987 and became its president. In the same year, he serialized Midnight Eye Gokuu in Comic Burger magazine.
Terasawa announced on his official website in 2003 that a physical examination in 1998 revealed a malignant brain tumor for which he underwent surgery. Despite undergoing radiation and anticancer drug treatment, the tumor returned, and after the second surgery, he developed paralysis on the left side of his body. He used a wheelchair due to the side effects of the surgery. He began serializing a sequel to his original Cobra manga in November 2019 titled Cobra: Over the Rainbow.
VIZ Media licensed and published Cobra in English until the 12th issue. Creek ＆ River Co. licensed 15 volumes in digital format, including the original manga and various chapters from the sequel series.
The Space Adventure Cobra anime movie premiered in July 1982, which was followed by a television anime adaptation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha in Fall that year. The latest installment, Cobra The Animation, aired in Winter 2010.
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