Tribute to Hideo Azuma
Futari no Gonin 6 (Missy Comics)
ふたりと５人 ６ 「ミッシィーコミックス」

In this single page essay manga Rumiko Takahashi shares her fondness for Hideo Azuma's work, recalling when she discovered his series The Irropparu (ざ・色っぷる) which was published in 1970 when she was in fourth grade. She discusses how lovely and fresh his character designs were and how she was obsessed with his work. She concludes the work with a drawings of characters from Olympus of Pollyon (オリンポスのポロン) and Asako from Burnt-Out Angel (やけくそ天使/Yakekuso Tenshi).

Chapter Details

	Published In: Futari no Gonin Vol. 6 (Missy Comics Edition)
	Publication Date: October 1, 1995
	Pages: 1 (black and white)
	Anime Adaptation: None
Notes: Takahashi has long been a fan of the works of Hideo Azuma. In the end of this one page manga she wishes for him to take care of himself. Azuma was a noted alcoholic and had periods of depression and stress that prompted him to run away from his life and spend extended periods as a homeless person. Azuma wrote about these periods in his manga Disappearance Diary (失踪日記/Shisso Nikki). Azuma and Takahashi have had a number of interactions are are mutual admirers of one another's work. We discuss this in our Orbiting Rumic World video where we recount the career of Hideo Azuma and his connection with Rumiko Takahashi.