Gu Long is one of the great masters of twentieth-century wuxia literature. Along with Wolong Sheng (卧龙生), Zhuge Qingyun (诸葛青云), and Sima Ling (司马翎), he is one of the “four masters of Taiwan”; they are still referred to as the “four celestial kings” of wuxia fiction (四大天王). Along with Jin Yong (金庸) and Liang Yusheng…
The Japan Music Copyright Association announced that the Japanese composer died on April 24, at the age of 89. His name may not mean anything to you, but his music has rocked the childhood of a whole generation of Japanese cartoon fans. Shunsuke Kikuchi, the composer of the music of some of the most famous…
The cartoonist, who captivated his readers for more than thirty years with his dark fantasy masterpiece, died on May 6, 2021. He takes with him the denouement of a dark and masterful story. The mangaka Kentaro Miura, known as the author of the Berserk series, died on May 6, 2021. He was 54 years old….