Kazuo Umezu, the famous Japanese manga artist often known as "the god of horror," has died at the age of 88.
His work on classics like The Drifting Classroom, My Name is Shingo, Cat Eyed Boy, and God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand is widely beloved by manga readers, while also being regarded as hugely influential on a wide range of other artists, including the likes of Junji Ito, Minetarō Mochizuki, and Urusei Yatsura creator Rumiko Takahashi, who worked as his assistant for a short time.
