manga universe , some stories were abruptly cut short by the loss of their authors, leaving unfinished legacies that still move fans today. This list brings together 18 important works whose creators passed away before completing their visions, although they remain alive in the industry.
Check out the list of 18 mangas that lost their actors
18. Berserk
Berserk remains one of the most impactful works in the dark fantasy genre, even after Kentaro Miura's death in 2021, victim of an aortic dissection. Although his assistants have taken over the continuity, the community remains divided on the manga's direction.
17. Amane Atatameru (Amane will Warm)
Jun Sadogawa interrupted the work Amane Atatameru (Amane will Warm) after committing suicide in 2013, however, the series had 3 volumes.
16. Boukyaku no Shirushi to Hime
With only 7 volumes, the work ended prematurely in 2014, after the author's battle with stomach cancer.
15. Crayon Shin-chan
In emblematic cases, Crayon Shin-chan lost its creator Usui Yoshito in 2009, victim of an accident, leading the team to launch New Crayon Shin-chan in 2010.
14. Cut & Paste from Kono Sekai wo Ikiteiku
It had 9 volumes, remains incomplete after the death of writer Tsugikuru in 2019 for undisclosed reasons.
13. Doraemon
With 45 volumes, the Doraemon series ended in 1996 due to the death of Fujiko F. Fujio from liver failure.
12. Highschool of the Dead
Although Daisuke Sato passed away in 2017 due to heart disease, the work Highschool of the Dead, which had 7 volumes, was not completed.
11. Ikoku Meiro no Croisée (Crossroads of the Foreign Labyrinth)
Hinata Takeda interrupted the work Ikoku Meiro no Croisée (Crossroads of the Foreign Labyrinth) after his death in 2017 for undisclosed reasons, when the series had 2 volumes.
10. Itazura na Kiss (It Started With a Kiss)
Itazura had 23 volumes, remains incomplete after Kaoru Tada's death in 1999 from a cerebral hemorrhage.
9. Katsute Mahou Shoujo for Aku wa Tekitai shiteita
With three volumes, it was never completed due to Cocoa Fujiwara's death in 2015 from an undisclosed illness. However, an anime adaptation is in production.
8. Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha
It had 4 volumes, remains incomplete after the death of the artist Kayaharuka in 2021 from pancreatic cancer.
7. MM!
12 volumes, ended with the death of Akinari Matsuno in 2011 from undisclosed causes.
6. Oshikake Maid no Shirayuki-san (Stalker Maid Shirayuki)
Having only two volumes, the story had to be interrupted after Morishige's death in 2020 for undisclosed reasons. Morishige was the pseudonym of a couple.
5. Rain
With 15 volumes, the work Rain remains incomplete after the death of Takumi Yoshino in 2019, as well as without undisclosed causes.
4. Kaze no Stigma (Stigma of the Wind)
In short, the 12 volumes ended with Takahiro Yamato's death in 2009 from leukemia.
3. Shindere Shoujo to Kodoku na Shinigami (Lovestruck Dead Girl and Forlorn Death God)
Therefore, it was not completed due to the death in 2015 of writer Yuki Shinkiba from complications resulting from cancer treatment.
2. Tatoe Hai ni Nattemo (Though You May Burn to Ash)
With only 6 volumes, it remains incomplete to this day after Kakashi Oniyazu's death in 2019 from undisclosed causes.
1. Zero no Tsukaima (The Familiar of Zero)
Tsukaima ran for 22 volumes and was never completed after Noboru Yamaguchi's death in 2013 from undisclosed causes. The creators' deaths did not end the impact of these works, as their stories continue to inspire and move readers around the world.
These losses reveal not only the fragility of life, but also the resilience of editorial teams and the community who strive to preserve artistic legacies. Each incomplete manga represents a promise interrupted, but also a celebration of talent that has been immortalized.
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Source: MyAnimeList
