The manga series 'Mugen Patrol YUZU' concluded its run following the death of its creator, Keiko Okamoto, in May 2026.
Keiko Okamoto, the manga artist behind 'Mugen Patrol YUZU' and 'CUTE BEAT Oshare Club!', died on May 6 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Her family announced the news on June 18 via her official X account. Okamoto had been actively serializing a new series, 'The Fallen Substitute Lady Wants to Escape from the Cold Duke!', since March 2026, but that work will end with its sixth episode. A digital single volume of that final series is planned.
'Mugen Patrol YUZU' is one of Okamoto's known works from the 1990s. No further details about the series itself-such as its plot, length, or publication history-are provided in the available stories. The series is not mentioned in any of the other two stories, which cover unrelated topics: a vertical short drama adaptation of a different manga and a snack collaboration for a mobile game.
Okamoto's death cuts short a career that spanned three decades. Her final serialized work concludes posthumously, and no announcements about reprints or new editions of 'Mugen Patrol YUZU' have been made in the stories provided.
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