Author Tetsuya Chiba , 82, revealed today that he began feeling unwell shortly after this year's summer ended, and several days ago he checked himself into a hospital in Tokyo.
Chiba stated that he began experiencing one abnormality after another in his heart valve, coronary artery, and throat. The author apologized for any inconvenience and said he is steadily recovering and plans to make a full recovery.
Tetsuya Chiba debuted as a manga in 1956. He is perhaps best known for his boxing manga “ Ashita no Joe ,” which ran from 1968 to 1973 and remained a staple of Japanese popular culture for decades.
Source: ANN
