Motoo Abiko, one of the creators of Doraemon, dies

Manga artist

, popularly known by his

and member of a prestigious artistic duo with

Hiroshi Fujimoto, has died at the

.

Abiko's lifeless body was found at his home in the city of Kawasaki,

according to media such as the public network NHK.

The police are investigating the

, although apparently no signs of violence were found.

Abiko

, Toyama (on the east coast of central Japan), and aspired from his youth to become a manga artist (mangaka, in Japanese).

After graduating from high school in the city of

, where he had moved from his neighboring hometown, he met his other half,

, for years .

He also worked at the local newspaper, run by his uncle, doing

for the arts and society sections.

In

encouraged by Fujimoto, he left the company and moved to Tokyo and lived in the famous Tokiwa residence, where pioneers of modern manga such as Osamu Tezuka spent their youth and their careers flourished.

and create several works together before splitting up in 1987.

Abiko would be professionally known by the

, while Fujimoto by Fujiko F. Fujio.

Among the works that Abiko leaves individually are titles such as

(The ninja Hattori) or "Warau Salesman" (The Laughing Salesman), which would be successfully adapted into

, among other works.

Fujimoto,

creator of the popular cosmic cat series

that for years has also influenced the name of Abiko, died in 1996 at the age of 62 from cancer.

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