Through his manga, Tetsuya Chiba shared countless meaningful messages with us over the course of his remarkable career.
Thank you, Mr. Chiba, for leaving us such a precious and irreplaceable gift.
As we mourn his passing and pray that he may rest in peace, we would also like to express our deepest respect and gratitude for the many insights and inspirations he gave us through his extraordinary body of work. In his memory, we have decided to share once again the recording of his appearance on the Oyako Day Online Talk Live.
At the end of our conversation, we said goodbye with a promise that we would meet again to continue our talk…
It is deeply saddening to know that we will never have the chance to fulfill that promise.
We invite you to watch the conversation here.
A portrait of Tetsuya Chiba and his son Kozo is also among Bruce Osborn’s works currently on display on the temporary construction wall in front of JR Zushi Station.
Although the Zushi Art Festival has come to an end, it seems that this exhibition will remain on view for a little while longer. If you happen to be in the area, we hope you’ll take the opportunity to see it.
Photograph reproduced from the Big Comic website.
Here is Mr. Chiba, seated in front of a portrait of Joe, the beloved character from his manga.
The T-shirt Mr. Chiba is wearing features an image from Bruce Osborn’s Nature Calls series.
He was very fond of this T-shirt and even wore it when we met him in person.
A rare poster from a performance held at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in 2003.
At the time, Bruce Osborn was performing as a member of the now almost-forgotten band FUTON LOGIC. He took the stage alongside Tetsuya Chiba, who created a live painting during the performance.
