PopoloCrois creator Yosuke Tamori dies at age 74

Yosuke Tamori, the manga artist and novelist who created PopoloCrois, passed away at the age 74 on April 10, according to an announcement on the Mangaka Association website.

Tamori first published the PopoloCrois manga in the magazine Dakkusu in 1978. In 1981, he began serialization of the manga series in Asashi Shougakusei Shimbun. In 1996, Sony Computer Entertainment (now Sony Interactive Entertainment) released a video game version of PopoloCrois for the original PlayStation, which spawned multiple sequels. It also received two anime adaptations in 1998 and 2003. Tamori also published various other manga and picture books in his career.

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