| According to the tweets of animator Watanabe Atsuko and Kojina Hiroshi, anime director Ashida Toyoo passed away on July 23rd. He was 67 years old and had been struggling against cancer long. He established Studio Live in 1976 and trained many animators and directors. Ashida's major works: Cyborg 009 (1979) (character design) Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) (director) Hokuto no Ken Movie (director) Hokuto no Ken 2 (director) Mahou no Princess Minky Momo (character design) Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam (character design) Vampire Hunter D (director) Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru (character design) F-Zero GP Legend (character design) Narue no Sekai (general director) Black Blood Brothers (producer) Souten Kouro (general director) Ashida's disciples Inoue Hideki (general animation director of "Ikoku Meiro no Croisée") Kojina Hiroshi Nishijima Katsuhiko (director of "Project A-Ko") Oka Mariko (character design of "Nurarihyon no Mago") Oshima Miwa (general animation director of "Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu" series) Takahashi Mika (general animation director of "Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica") Watanabe Atsuko Yamauchi Noriyasu (general animation director of "Maria†Holic Alive") Yoshimatsu Takahiro Sources: Watanabe's tweet, Kojina's tweet |
dtshykJul 25, 2011 7:50 AM
| I was unfortunate enough not to view any of his works. I'm looking forward to watching his work in the near future. Rest in peace and Thank you for your hardwork. |
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| R.I.P :) |
| Rest in peace. |
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| Wow, rest easy Ashida |
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| Was he killed by Kenshiro? Kidding... More deaths in the Anime community, sigh. |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| RIP man they really need to find a cure for cancer |
| So this year is again full of deaths from the Anime community.... :( Some great people came out of his hands. Rest in peace. |
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| only anime i saw from his directions is "Vampire hunter D" and it was awesome Rest in peace Ashida Toyoo |
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| Fist of the North Star stands as one of the best and most iconic anime ever. RIP. |
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| I never saw any of the things he worked on, but I did see some that his disciples did and most were very good. May you rest in peace. |
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| fist of north star of past, one piece of present |
| I am shock over this. *Cue rimshot* Joking aside of course. I was happy that I got to watch Fist of the North Star and it's essentially one of the staples of shonen/seinen. Thank you very much Toyoo-san. |
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| I haven't seen any of his work, but I heard good things about it. I have seen some of his disciples' work and can tell he taught them well. Rest in peace. |
| damn, this guy did A LOT of work in his life. not only did he have some major titles under his belt, his students/disciples created amazing stuff as well. |
| Free from the suffering. Rest in peace. |
| Started anime too late to actually get to know some of his best works. |
| -Fixing- |
| I'm glad I was able to see Fist of the North Star before he passed away. RIP. |
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| He will be remembered.. |
| death..... we all must meet him at some point. RIP |
| I hope he's resting now RIP |
| RIP Now I need to watch Fist of The North Star in his honor. |
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| i will watch his works one day. may you rest in peace. |
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| R.I.P |
| What is it with cancer and peoble involved in the anime industry? It's like they are specially weak to this shit. |
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| How unfortunate......rest easy man |
| Rest in peace. |
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| truly a legend he will be missed |
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| Rest in peace. I need to finish Fist of the North Star in his honor. |
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| R.I.P dude, maybe its time i watched Fist of the North Star instead of procrastinating it more... |
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| I'm glad I got to see his best works before his passing. He will be missed. R.I.P |
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| His works will continue to live on. Rest in Peace. |
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| Love Vampire Hunter D. Rest in Peace |
damn, just when I'm almost done watching the first series : / |
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| RIP |
"Your taste is shit cause you like what I hate. Believe me I have 1000 cartoons that I rated with less than 5."  |
| RIP |
| R. I. P. -_- |
| R.I.P :( |
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| He did his job perfectly. Rest In Peace |
 ~by baba <3 |
| Rest In Peace. |
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| R.I.P although I've yet to watch your anime. |
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