
Source: Screen captured from website of "Tokyo Mew Mew" TV anime
Nakayoshi magazine issues heartfelt statement on untimely passing of Tokyo Mew Mew’s Mia ikumi
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On March 14th, 2022, it was revealed that manga artist 征海美亜 Mia Ikumi, famous for Tokyo Mew Mew (co-created with Reika Yoshida), had passed away.
According to a statement published on the website of Kodansha's manga magazine Nakayoshi, which published Tokyo Mew Mew from September 2000 to February 2003, the cause was a sudden subarachnoid (brain) hemorrhage which claimed her life on March 7th, 2022. She was only 42 years old.
The manga was adapted into a hit anime in 2002, and a remake is scheduled to be released this summer.
The editorial department of Nakayoshi commented on Ikumi's passing in a statement issued on its website yesterday.
Tokyo Mew Mew Mew remains highly popular even in 2022.
Also, as mentioned earlier, plans are underway to remake the anime, so the news of Ikumi's passing came as a shock to many people.
On social media, there was an outpouring of feelings from fans all over the world, expressed through comments such as, "It's really too sudden for me to accept," and "I've always loved Ikumi-Sensei's works.
Ikumi-Sensei's works will surely continue to bring smiles to many people's faces. May she rest in peace.