Obituary: Hisaya Nakajo, manga artist of "Hana Zakari no Kimitachi e", passed away.

Manga artist Hisaya Nakajo passed away on October 12, 2023 due to a heart ailment, Hakusensha's official X (formerly Twitter) announced.

According to Hakusensha's official X, he passed away at 20:52 on October 12, 2023, due to a heart ailment. He was 50 years old.

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We express our utmost respect and gratitude to Mr. Nakajo for his painting work, and we pray for his soulful rest in peace.
We are deeply saddened by his passing. The artist's condolences are expressed in the following words.

Manga artist Dr. Hisaya Nakajo,
passed away at 20:52 on October 12, 2023 due to a heart ailment. He was 50 years old.
We express our utmost respect and gratitude to Mr. Nakajo for his painting work, and we pray for his soulful rest in peace.
We would like to express our sincere condolences on his passing.
　　　　　　　　　　　　Hakusensha Inc.

- Hakusensha (@Hakusensha) October 26, 2023

Hisaya Nakajo won the 18th Hakusensha Athena Newcomer Award in 1993 for "Midsummer Criminal," and made her debut in 1994 with "Heart Fruit," which was published in "Hana to Yume" issue 23. She then began serializing "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" in the 20th issue of "Hana to Yume. In addition to being made into a CD drama, the work was adapted into two TV dramas, "Hanazakari no Kimitachihe - Ikemen ♂ Paradise" in 2007 and "Hanazakari no Kimitachihe - Ikemen☆Paradise - 2011" in 2011, making it one of Mr. Nakajo's most popular works.

We pray for his soul rest in peace.