It's been reported that Manga-ka, Aoyama Kei (32) was found dead by hanging himself at his apartment in Komae-city, Tokyo. �Aoyama's manga "Yoiko no Mokushiroku" was currently being serialized on Evening (manga magazine published by Kodansha).

According to the�Metropolitan Police Department's�Chofu police station, they did not find any suicide note, but on October 6th, Aoyama hinted at suicide on his Twitter saying "There are many unfinished things and dreams that I wanted to�achieve, but there isn't much that I look back on with regret." �Therefore, the police is investigating it as a possible suicide.

Reportedly, the police received a 110 call from a source from Kodansha saying that they couldn't get in contact with Aoyama. On October 9th around 9pm, the police rushed to Aoyama's apartment and found him dead via hanging in his bathroom. �There was no noticeable physical trauma, nor a�sign�that the�apartment was ransacked.

Our condolences to his friends and family.

Source: msn Sankei News