What is Izumi Matsumoto?
{{nihongo|'''Kazuya Terashima'''|寺嶋 一弥|Terashima Kazuya|October 13, 1958 – October 6, 2020|lead=yes}}, known by his [[pen name]] {{nihongo|'''Izumi Matsumoto'''|まつもと 泉|Matsumoto Izumi}}, was a Japanese [[mangaka|manga artist]]. He was best known for ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]''. His career started in 1982. Some of his works were on ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''. He was born in [[Takaoka, Toyama|Takaoka]], [[Toyama]]. In November 2019, Terashima revealed that he had been diagnosed with [[spinal stenosis]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Kimagure Orange Road's Matsumoto Reveals Spinal Stenosis Diagnosis|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-25/kimagure-orange-road-matsumoto-reveals-spinal-stenosis-diagnosis/.153662|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 12, 2020|date=November 25, 2019}}</ref> Matsumoto died at 61 on October 6, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Kimagure Orange Road's Creator Izumi Matsumoto Passes Away|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-12/kimagure-orange-road-creator-izumi-matsumoto-passes-away/.165131|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 12, 2020|date=October 12, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumoto, Izumi}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese manga artists]] {{bio-stub}}