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Series Composer of Pokemon Passes Away [Update Oct 29]

by dtshyk
Oct 27, 2010 10:13 PM | 59 Comments
According to Sankei News, scenario writer Shudo Takeshi fell in the smoking room of Nara station and was carried to the critial care medical center. He is supposed to suffer from a subarachnoid hemorrhage and having an emergency operation.

Shudo Takeshi's works:
Pokemon (Series composition, Eps 1- 157)
Pokemon: The First Movie (Script)
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 (Script)
Pokemon 3: The Movie (Script)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (Script)
Mahou no Princess Minky Momo series (Series composition)
Martian Successor Nadesico (Script)
Juusou Kikou Dancouga Nova (Script)

Source: Sankei

Updated on Oct 29th
According to anime producerTahara Masatoshi's blog, Shudo Takeshi passed away. He was 61 years old.

Source: Tahara's blog

20 of 59 Comments Recent Comments

RIP, probably my first movie I was bought was Pokemon Movie 1 which was given to me by 4 different people.

Oct 31, 2010 9:15 AM by JDarg

RIP

Pokemon was my childhood inspiration : (

Oct 30, 2010 11:36 PM by AngelusNyx

Damn.

RIP, man. You made my childhood so great.

Oct 30, 2010 11:49 AM by ycart59

R.I.P.

Oct 30, 2010 10:50 AM by Avalongus

R.I.P

Oct 30, 2010 9:32 AM by Eternal_Shield

Rest in peace;;

Oct 30, 2010 7:45 AM by yanaseharu

RIP.

Oct 30, 2010 1:51 AM by Cashdax

GEKIGAAAAAAAN Salute!
(/Nadesico)

Oct 29, 2010 4:01 PM by shakeyourpup45

Minky momo, Nadesico, and the Pokemon.. wow

So long old man, rest in peace

Oct 29, 2010 3:18 PM by theanimeis

RIP

Childhood was amazing due to pokemon.

Oct 29, 2010 3:14 PM by PerZona

RIP

Oct 29, 2010 1:47 PM by TheFramedAngel

Shiro_Yami said:
i didnt know smoking will cause subarachnoid hemorrhage


he himself doesn't smoke it was most likely second hand smoke

Also this dude made the story for the best episodes of pokemon ever!

Oct 29, 2010 1:37 PM by VongolaXEspada

RIP

Oct 29, 2010 12:50 PM by Aika

He made my childhood T.T So not fair.

Oct 29, 2010 11:57 AM by SkyCrawler

well this sucks... even though i never watched pokemon....

Oct 29, 2010 11:50 AM by Neverarine

This is the saddest day ever :'(

RIP

Oct 29, 2010 10:31 AM by Lumikki

RIP

His poor family, seems a little sudden. He collapses and then boom, he's gone T.T

Oct 29, 2010 10:13 AM by Kippercha

RIP

Oct 29, 2010 9:30 AM by Hoppy

RIP ;_;

Oct 29, 2010 6:49 AM by SoraKuro

I can't believe this. First Satoshi Kon and now this :(

Well, rest in peace.

Oct 29, 2010 6:21 AM by Tynamo

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