On November 30th, comic writer, Shigeru Mizuki, 93, passed away due to multiple organ failure. He is known for the comic series, Gegege No Kitaro, which depicted ghost stories based on Japanese folk tales. The comic became popular in Japan and was adapted into a animated TV series and movie. The comic was translated into multiple foreign languages such as English, French, Chinese, Spanish and Thai.
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