 Studio Pierrot revealed on Tuesday that animator and character designer Minako Shiba has died. The studio did not disclose the date or cause of death.Shiba was born on February 15, 1971, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She was a fan of video games and aimed to work in the industry but turned to animation, joining J.C.Staff after graduating from Gakkou Houjin Chiyoda Gakuen's animation department. Shiba joined Studio C-Zoo alongside Yukiko Ban and Tatsuya Oka in 2009. Her credits in the anime industry include character design on .hack//Sign and Kuroshitsuji, and animation direction on the Yowamushi Pedal series and D.Gray-man. She was an animation director and designed characters for Noir, Tsubasa Chronicle and its second season, and Kuroshitsuji II. She served as an animation director on Dr. Stone and was the chief animation director and character designer for Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima shortly before her death. Source: Studio Pierrot's official Twitter |
ImperfectBlueApr 18, 2021 3:13 PM
| Damn, yesterday it was Yasuo Otsuka, now it is Shiba, rest in peace... |
| damn im telling you everyone is dying younger and younger. Rest in peace |
 People with boobs > people with no boobs. My lemons > ur lemons Please just send to profile ^^ |
closeted_lemon said: damn im telling you everyone is dying younger and younger. Rest in peace Not true. Media has only portrayed this |
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. | You know what I hate the most? People who aren't free. They're no more than cattle. |
Takamura-sama said: ahhh i know this was going to come up. XD I know its how the media portrays it to be. But still i feel that everytime they post about someone's death they are getting younger and younger. closeted_lemon said: damn im telling you everyone is dying younger and younger. Rest in peace Not true. Media has only portrayed this |
| People with boobs > people with no boobs. My lemons > ur lemons Please just send to profile ^^ |
| My condolences for her family |
LeonhartAugustMar 16, 2021 7:03 PM
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| May she rest in peace and my deepest condolences to her family. Working on a project as recent as Dr. Stone & Hypnosis Mic though, I’m guessing it was an unexpected event. |
#Anime4Life be my Life Motto! #PrayForKyoAni  |
| Rest in Peace, Mrs. Shiba. |
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| Amazing work, rest in peace. |
| 眠れないのは君のせい |
| maybe its death by overwork aka Karoshi RIP |
| Rest in peace, I just finished hypnosis mic and I loved the character designs. |
 just wanna feel wanted by someone other than the police 😫 |
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