On Tuesday, the final chapter of the late Yuki Hijiri's manga Locke the Superman Aspiration (Chijin Locke Dkei) appeared in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper's June issue of this year.The manga's premiere was in November 2020. The fifth chapter, the final one before the conclusion, debuted in July 2021..
On October 30, Hijiri died away from pneumonia. At 72 years old, he was.
The Chjin Locke (Locke the Superman) manga series is well-known thanks to Hijiri. Additionally, he created the mechanical designs and character designs for television series like Voltes V, Fighting General Daimos, and Future Robot Daltanious.
In 1967, the Locke the Superman manga made its debut in the djinshi of Sakuga Group. Later, in 1977, Minori Shob's Monthly Out, a commercial magazine, published the first issue of the series. From 1979 to 1988, when Shonen King magazine ceased being published, the manga appeared there. Later, pieces from the series were published in a number of magazines, and the manga made its debut in Monthly Comic Flapper in 2007. A 1984 anime movie was influenced by the manga. In 1984 and 1996, radio dramas and a novel were both inspired by the series.
In November 2019, Hijiri released the video game Chjin Locke: Chaos Bringer (Locke the Superman: Chaos Bringer) in Young King Ours. In September 2020, Shonengahosha released the first volume of the manga's collected book.
Chjin Locke Kagami no Ori (Locke the Superman The Mirror Chamber) and Chjin Locke Gaia no Kiba (Locke the Superman The Fang of Gaia) are two manga series that Hijiri serialized in Young King Ours and Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper, respectively. The original manga's 50th anniversary was commemorated in Locke the Superman: The Fang of Gaia.
Source: Monthly Comic Flapper June issue
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