Dan Doh!! artist Daichi Banjou shares cancer recurrence update
The DAN DOH!! and Mobile Suit Gundam Aggressor artist says a PET scan found further cancer recurrences after surgery.
Banjou said on social media that a PET scan found several cancer recurrences after surgery, and that further surgery was not considered practical. He said he would have to decide whether to undergo chemotherapy, while describing ongoing post-operative pain and difficult rehabilitation. 1
The artist also wrote that some cancerous cells are near a dangerous area and could cause further difficulties if left untreated. He said the strain of hospital treatment and side effects could leave him without the energy to draw, and described the pain following his surgery as especially difficult. 1
Banjou later thanked fans for their messages of support. The report is based on his own posts, and the details above describe his account rather than an independent medical assessment.
Banjou's manga work
Banjou and writer Nobuhiro Sakata created DAN DOH!!, a golf manga first serialised in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1995 to 2000. The series inspired a 2004 anime adaptation. 1
Banjou also draws Mobile Suit Gundam Aggressor. The manga went on hiatus during his earlier treatment in 2020 before resuming later that year, according to Shogakukan-linked reporting cited by Anime News Network. 1
Shogakukan's official listing for the first DAN DOH!! reprint identifies Banjou and Sakata as its creators. 2
Our opinion
This is a difficult story to report because the news is personal, and Banjou's own words should remain at its centre. The useful context is his work: readers know the creator through the manga he has made, but that does not turn a health update into a promotional beat. We will keep the account attributed, avoid guessing about his treatment and leave the medical decisions to Banjou and his clinicians.