According to Japanese media reports, on November 16, the "thanksgiving party" of cherry zi, author of the manga "Cherry Pills", was held at the Aoyama Funeral Home in Tokyo's Minato District, and about 1,000 people attended the funeral home. In the anime version of "Cherry Maruko", Tarako, voice actor of Komaruko, actress Chikako Karai, singer of the ending song of "Cherry Maruko" Sangda Yoshiyuki and other friends in the circle attended the event.
At the farewell party, the center of the altar is decorated with a self-portrait of Cherry Herself, surrounded by hand-drawn characters such as Maruko and Xiaoyu in the manga "Cherry Maruko", and embellished with orange, pink, and white dahlias and orange stalk flowers that Cherry likes. The theme song of the cartoon "Cherry Pills" was played in the venue, and the staff also wore casual costumes such as flower skirts and jeans.
"Thanks for the farewell party" scene. Image from the web
Tarako, the voice actor of the anime Cherry Maruko, choked up when he spoke, "Half of my life is a small pill." Mr. Sakura was a benefactor, and although he didn't meet, it changed my life. She also said to Cherry in a small ball voice, "Please continue to draw to the children of heaven, goodbye!" Cherry's friend and actress Chikako Helai said, "The disease is very painful, and cherry who has been giving people happiness may be tired, right?" At the scene, singer Yoshiyuki Kuwata also sang the ending song "Million Years of Happiness" from the animation "Cherry Pills".
Cherry died of breast cancer on August 15 this year at the age of 53. Born in Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, she debuted as a manga artist during her university years and began serializing the manga Cherry Maruko in the magazine RIBON in 1986. In 1990, "Cherry Maruko" was first adapted into an animated version, setting a record for Japanese animation ratings.
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