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Golgo 13 Japanese manga artist Takao Saito dies at 84
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Golgo 13 author Takao Saito dies at 84
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Golgo 13 manga series author Takao Saito dies at 84 of cancer | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Guinness World Records announced that “Golgo 13” set a new global benchmark for most volumes of a single manga series when its 201st volume was published July 5.
The “gekiga” (dramatic pictures) comic series by Takao Saito surpassed Osamu Akimoto s “Kochikame: Tokyo Beat Cops,” which earned the ranking in 2016. Golgo 13 started its run in 1968 in Shogakukan Inc.’s Big Comic manga anthology. Its eponymous protagonist, aka Duke Togo, is a professional assassin for hire of unknown nationality who will work anywhere in the world. Its episodes take their inspiration from current world events.
The comic books are published by Leed Publishing Co.
Japanese horror manga win U S awards touted as Oscars of comics
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