Takao Saito

Takao Saito
Takao Saito
	Portrait photograph of Takao Saito
Born	November 3, 1936; Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Died	September 24, 2021 (aged 84)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Years active	1955–2021
Known for	Golgo 13
Awards	Shogakukan Manga Award (1976, 2005); Japan Cartoonists Association Award (2002); Medal with Purple Ribbon (2003); Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2010); Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2019);

Takao Saito (Japanese: 斎藤隆夫（さいとう・たかを）code: ja is deprecated , Hepburn: Saitō Takao, November 3, 1936 – September 24, 2021^[1]) was a Japanese manga artist.^[2] He did not like to call his work "manga" and called it "gekiga" instead.^[3] He was best known for Golgo 13. It is the oldest manga still in publication.^[4]^[5]

Saito died of pancreatic cancer on September 24, 2021 at the age of 84.^[6]

Takao Saito Media

Saito Production headquarters in Nakano, Tokyo, 2021

References

↑ No Title (in ja). Mainichi Shimbun (September 29, 2021). Retrieved September 29, 2021.
↑ Onoda Power, Natsu. God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post–World War II Manga. University Press of Mississippi, 2009. p. 96. Great Comics Artists. ISBN 978-1-60473-221-4.
↑ Lewis, Leo. Interview: 'Golgo 13' creator Takao Saito (2015-10-16)Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
↑ Golgo 13 Author Saito Discusses Manga's Hypothetical Ending (2013-11-16)Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
↑ Artists Celebrate 45 Years of Golgo 13 (2013-11-13)Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Golgo 13 Author Takao Saito Passes Away at 84. Anime News Network (September 29, 2021). Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[1] No Title (in ja). Mainichi Shimbun (September 29, 2021). Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[2] Onoda Power, Natsu. God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post–World War II Manga. University Press of Mississippi, 2009. p. 96. Great Comics Artists. ISBN 978-1-60473-221-4.

[FT-3] Lewis, Leo. Interview: 'Golgo 13' creator Takao Saito (2015-10-16)Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-12-12.

[4] Golgo 13 Author Saito Discusses Manga's Hypothetical Ending (2013-11-16)Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-04-08.

[5] Artists Celebrate 45 Years of Golgo 13 (2013-11-13)Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-04-08.

[6] Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Golgo 13 Author Takao Saito Passes Away at 84. Anime News Network (September 29, 2021). Retrieved September 29, 2021.

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Takao Saito
Portrait photograph of Takao Saito
Born	(1936-11-03)November 3, 1936 Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Died	September 24, 2021(2021-09-24) (aged 84)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Years active	1955–2021
Known for	Golgo 13
Awards	Shogakukan Manga Award (1976, 2005) Japan Cartoonists Association Award (2002) Medal with Purple Ribbon (2003) Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2010) Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2019)