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Director Yutaka Yamamoto Files Debt to Ultra Super Pictures
On Monday, Mizonokuchi Law Office released a statement regarding director Yutaka Yamamoto's filing. According to Mizonokuchi, Yamamoto has no money to pay a debt of over one hundred million yen that Ultra Super Pictures requested. The reason the company requested this payment is...
7 years ago
Illustrator loundraw Establishes His Own Animation Studio
Illustrator loundraw announced on Friday that he has established his own animation studio called Flat Studio. loundraw has been active as an illustrator since his teens. He has been drawing book novel covers and manga art, including Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai, which received an a...
7 years ago
Akira Miyazaki, Writer of World Masterpiece Theater Anime Titles, Dies at 84
Akira Miyazaki, the screenwriter who was responsible for writing half a dozen of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater anime titles in the 1970s and 1980s, died on Sunday from bile duct cancer. He was 84. Japanese news agency Jiji Press reported Miyazaki's death on Monday...
7 years ago
Seiyuu Kouji Tsujitani Dies
Reports announced on Tuesday that seiyuu Kouji Tsujitani died last Wednesday October 17 from cerebral infarction. He was 53 years old. The funeral was held among family including his seiyuu wife Kumiko Watanabe and close friends this past weekend. Born Yasufumi Tsujitani, he ente...
8 years ago
Composer Nobuo Uematsu Enters Hiatus
Composer Nobuo Uematsu has announced via his Line blog that he will take a break sometime throughout this year, citing that his physical condition is getting weak from composing and holding many concerts. He mentions that he hopes to return soon after taking break. Uematsu is a...
8 years ago
Mecha Animator Kunihiro Abe Dies
Renowned mecha animator, Kunihiro Abe, died last Wednesday from a disease not specified. His death was announced by his wife Ayumi Abe and daughter via their Twitter accounts. He was 50 years old. Shown is the final illustration done by Abe, which was given to his daughter durin...
8 years ago
Director Isao Takahata Dies
The official website of Studio Ghibli announced on Friday that director Isao Takahata died on Thursday, April 5 at 1:19 a.m. in a Tokyo hospital due to lung cancer. He was 82 years old. The funeral will be held among family and friends. Toshio Suzuki, after discussing with Hayao...
8 years ago
Script Writer Michiru Shimada Dies
The daughter of script writer Michiru Shimada has announced via her Twitter account that her mother died on Friday from a sickness she had since last year. She was 58 years old. Shimada worked on scripts for many anime series, such as Dr. Slump: Arale-chan, One Piece, Detective C...
8 years ago
Animator Shouichi Masuo Dies at 57
The official website of studio Khara has reported that animator Shouichi Masuo died on Monday due to chronic illness despite having been under medical treatments. He was 57. Masuo began his career in the anime industry as a key animator for Sengoku Majin Goushougun (Macron 1). He...
9 years ago
Producer Ouji Hiroi Announces Re-marriage
Producer Ouji Hiroi announced on Tuesday that he got married to a dentist last year. He also announced a new multimedia project the same day. Born Teruhisa, Hiroi is well-known for producing the Sakura Taisen and Chou Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru series, both of which received anime ad...
9 years ago
