{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7d3fca1477e3e5a0cc19318d","clusterId":"c_018259fc5c1659c619b1efdd","slug":"manga-artist-keiko-okamoto-dies-at-53","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Manga Artist Keiko Okamoto Dies at 53","summary":"Manga artist Keiko Okamoto died on May 6 from a cerebral hemorrhage, her family announced via her official X account on June 18. Okamoto was known for 1990s works including \"Mugen Patrol YUZU\" and \"CUTE BEAT Oshare Club!\" and had been serializing \"The Fallen Substitute Lady Wants to Escape from the Cold Duke!\" since March 2026. That series will end with its sixth episode, with a digital single volume planned.","whyItMatters":"Okamoto's death cuts short a career that spanned three decades and a recently launched series, with her final work concluding posthumously.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKeiko Okamoto, a manga artist active since the 1990s, died on May 6 at age 53 due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Her family posted the news on her official X account on June 18, along with a memorial message recalling her belief that \u0026#34;a single panel or word I draw will surely become someone\u0026#39;s strength or nourishment.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOkamoto drew \u0026#34;Mugen Patrol YUZU\u0026#34; in RunRun and \u0026#34;CUTE BEAT Oshare Club!\u0026#34; in Nakayoshi, both Kodansha magazines, during the 1990s. Her most recent work, \u0026#34;The Fallen Substitute Lady Wants to Escape from the Cold Duke!,\u0026#34; began serialization in March 2026. Comic Maomao, the series\u0026#39; distributor, confirmed her death and said the manga will end with its sixth episode. A digital single volume collecting the completed chapters and the text plot for the planned continuation is in the works.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Manga artist Keiko Okamoto, known for \"Mugen Patrol YUZU\" and \"CUTE BEAT Oshare Club!,\" died May 6 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Her final series will end with its sixth episode; a digital volume is planned.","twitterPost":"Manga artist Keiko Okamoto, known for \"Mugen Patrol YUZU\" and \"CUTE BEAT Oshare Club!,\" died May 6 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Her final series will end with its sixth episode; a digital volume is planned.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Keiko Okamoto, a manga artist who debuted in the 1990s with works like \"Mugen Patrol YUZU\" and \"CUTE BEAT Oshare Club!,\" died on May 6 at age 53 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Her family announced the news on June 18. Her ongoing series \"The Fallen Substitute Lady Wants to Escape from the Cold Duke!\" will conclude with its sixth episode, and a digital single volume is planned.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/676719\",\"title\":\"Keiko Okamoto passes away on May 6 due to cerebral hemorrhage; known for works including \\\"Mugen Patrol YUZU\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3845,"outputTokens":679,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781757718,"createdAt":"2026-06-18T04:30:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-18T04:34:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T04:34:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_018259fc5c1659c619b1efdd","canonicalTitle":"岡本慶子、脳出血で5月6日に死去　代表作に「夢幻パトローラーYUZU」など","representativeArticleId":"a_a0f234e93c7bcc6d1a52259e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"夢幻パトローラーYUZU\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"岡本慶子\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-18T03:50:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-18T03:50:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T04:34:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Comic Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/676719","title":"岡本慶子、脳出血で5月6日に死去　代表作に「夢幻パトローラーYUZU」など"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["夢幻パトローラーYUZU"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["岡本慶子"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Manga artist Keiko Okamoto died on May 6 at age 53 from a cerebral hemorrhage, her family announced on June 18 via her official X account.","Okamoto was known for 1990s works 'Mugen Patrol YUZU' in RunRun and 'CUTE BEAT Oshare Club!' in Nakayoshi, both Kodansha magazines.","Her most recent series, 'The Fallen Substitute Lady Wants to Escape from the Cold Duke!,' began serialization in March 2026 and will end with its sixth episode.","A digital single volume collecting the completed chapters and the text plot for the planned continuation is in the works."]}