On day 1 it was revealed that Shinji Mizushima (81), a manga artist known for baseball manga such as “Dokaben” and “Abu-san” manga, will be retiring. The affiliate office announced the same day.

Mr. Mizushima said, “I made my debut as a manga artist at the age of 18 in 1958. I have worked hard for 63 years until today, but decided to retire today. All the editors who have been in debt for many years Thank you very much to the the world of manga, the world of baseball, the drawing staff, and above all, the readers who supported the work. I pray from the bottom of my heart for the future development of the world of manga and baseball. ” ..

Mizushima was born in Niigata prefecture. Around 1964, he started working on many weekly magazine jobs, and from 1970 he expanded his work to “Weekly Shonen Sunday” and “Weekly Shonen Champion”, and “Men’s Aho Koshien” became a hit. Since then, he has drawn many baseball cartoons like “Baseball Mad Poem”, “Dokaben” and “Abu-san”.