DAN DOH!! Artist Daichi Banjou Reports Cancer Recurrence After PET Scan
Manga artist Daichi Banjou said a PET scan found several cancerous recurrences after surgery, and he is deciding whether to undergo chemotherapy.
Manga artist Daichi Banjou reported on social media that a PET scan detected several cancerous recurrences following his surgery, according to Anime News Network. Banjou said further surgeries were not a practical option and that he would need to decide whether to undergo chemotherapy.
In his post, Banjou wrote that he did all he could but the cancer returned, and that he will keep fighting on. He followed with a second post thanking fans for their words of encouragement and support.
As of press time, the two posts had received over 5,000 likes, over 900 reposts, and 196 comments.
In May 2020, Banjou announced on social media that he had been diagnosed with cancer and needed surgery. Days later, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S magazine announced that his Gundam manga series, Mobile Suit Gundam Aggressor, would go on hiatus while he underwent treatment. He resumed the series in September 2020.
Banjou and writer Nobuhiro Sakata created the golf manga DAN DOH!! in 1995, serializing it in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday until 2000; the series inspired an anime in 2004. Banjou serialized Mobile Suit Gundam: Hunter of Black Clothes in Shōnen Sunday S in 2012, ending it in 2013, and launched Mobile Suit Gundam Aggressor in the same magazine in October 2014.
Quick answers
What did Daichi Banjou say about his health?
He said a PET scan detected several cancerous recurrences after his surgery, that further surgeries were not a practical option, and that he would have to decide whether to undergo chemotherapy.
What manga is Daichi Banjou known for?
He and writer Nobuhiro Sakata created the golf manga DAN DOH!! in 1995, and he also worked on Mobile Suit Gundam: Hunter of Black Clothes and Mobile Suit Gundam Aggressor.