'Saint Seiya' anime author claims former aide embezzled $29M

The Manila Times 28 h Philippines

TOKYO — The Japanese author of globally popular manga series "Saint Seiya," Masami Kurumada, said Wednesday he was suing a former business associate for allegedly embezzling $29 million. Kurumada, 72, said that the former manager responsible for the accounting of the artist's businesses siphoned off the sum over more than 10 years. "I trusted this man with all of our monetary inflows and out

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