Comic Strips International Obituary

Kimihiko Tsukuda, the Japanese Charlie Brown, passes

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Alan Gardner Published: July 19, 2010 Updated: July 19, 2010 1 minute 0 comments

The Mainichi Daily News reports that Kimihiko Tsukuda, the creator of the longest-running serialized comic strip in Japanese newspapers, has passed away at the age of 80. His comic strip Honobono-kun, dubbed the “Japanese Charlie Brown,” first appeared in newspapers in 1956 and ran through 2007 after Kimihiko fell ill.