<\/a>Fujiko A. Fujio, co-creator of iconic manga series Doraemon, has died at age 88.
\nIGN reported that the manga artist died in his home in Tokyo on Thursday, April 7. According to the report, police were called to the artist\u2019s home that morning after\u00a0he had collapsed, but he had died by the time they arrived.
\nFujiko A. Fujio, whose real name was Motoo Abiko, was one half of the manga writing duo Fujiko Fujio, where he worked alongside his childhood friend, the late artist\u00a0Hiroshi Fujimoto (pen name Fujiko F. Fujio).
\nThe duo created Doraemon \u2013 a manga series about a time-traveling robot cat \u2013 in 1969. The series ran until 1996, and spawned several anime series and films.
\nAfter the duo ended their partnership, Fujiko A. Fujio continued to create manga, among them Ninja Hattori, The Monster Kid, and The Laughing Salesman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fujiko A. Fujio, co-creator of iconic manga series Doraemon, has died at age 88. IGN reported that the manga artist died in his home in Tokyo on Thursday, April 7. According to the report, police were called to the artist\u2019s home that morning after\u00a0he had collapsed, but he had died by the time they arrived. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13841,13843,13842],"yoast_head":"\n