Erotic Manga artist Rakko, known for Suketto Sanjō!!, dies of heart failure with unfinished manuscript open on PC

Manga artist Rakko, known for his adult Suketto franchise, has passed away, according to an announcement made by his older brother through a post on Rakko’s official X account. The announcement revealed on March 27 that Rakko died on March 20 due to ‘heart failure.’ And his family held a private funeral.


His brother noted that Rakko had called an ambulance himself after feeling unwell. When emergency services found him, Rakko's PC was open with a new manga manuscript he was drawing, and he appeared to be sitting in front of his PC.


Rakko primarily illustrated adult manga, which he published as dōjin publications in Comiket events. He is perhaps best known for his recent Sukketo Sanjō!!!! adult manga, which was released as two short chapters in his Mechashiko Seven anthology of adult manga in 2010, and later had a standalone version in 2019. The manga inspired an adult OVA adaptation in 2020.

Who was manga artist Rakko?

Rakko was an erotic manga artist with a 20-year career, best known for his adult manga Suketto series (also known as Sukketo Sanjō!!), which tells the stories of Wendy Crawford and Sandy Bash, two athletes and romantic rivals.