| Nakamura Ryuutaro, director of many anime including "Kino no Tabi" and "Serial Experiments Lain", passed away at around 4pm on June 29, 2013 after months of fighting pancreatic cancer. The news was delayed according to his family members' wish and it was announced today via the official Twitter of the Chibi Neko Tom project, which was the first anime Nakamura directed (1990). Nakamura Ryuutaro was born in 1955 and was 58 years old. Source: Chibineko Tom's Twitter |
NaruleachJul 25, 2013 9:04 PM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| NOOO!!! :( :( |
| http://www.anime4649.com Getting caught up on anime. |
| RIP He also directed Sakura Taisen Cancer, stop killing off the people I like, can I have a day without you killing someone I even remotely like. |
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| R.I.P. The man has done some great work. |
| This is a giant loss. Does this mean Despera joins the ranks of The Dream Machine? |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| didn't know bout the illness, Kino no Tabi remains one of my favorite titles ever. R.I.P. |
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| RIP. |
| 講廢話,被撞到. |
| I'm speechless... RIP :'( |
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| Goddamnit :( |
| Kino no Tabi was a great anime. He and his contributions to anime will definitely be remembered. RIP. |
(Also known on other places as Hiss13) All hail the adorable chess master! |
| Man, that's awful. Lain was a great show. This also reminds me that I need to finish Kino's Journey. |
Bum Bum Dum Dum |
| So we will never see another season of Kino no Tabi... Shame. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| RiP mate. I just put Lain into my PTW too :\ |
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| Kino no Tabi is one of my favorite anime, and it's sad to see the person behind it died. May he rest in peace. |
| Another page to the history of the Fujaku. |
| Omfg.... RIP man... |
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| Ah FUCK. *sadface* :( I thank him for directing Lain and Kino. Like Osamu Dezaki and Satoshi Kon, he was taken at too young an age. I thank for directing Kino and Lain, two great gems of psychological dramas. |
| RIP |
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| Rest in peace... He was and always will be considered a man who had a significant impact on the anime market, and his works will continue to live on. |
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| Does this mean no Despera anime? |
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| R.I.P And that will be what will happen to Despera? |
| I can't say I have seen any of his works. May this man rest in peace. |
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| RIP Kino will always be one of my favourites and I was looking forward to Despera. Looks like I'm going to watch Lain now.. |
obtrice said: NOOO!!! :( :( I think your avatar matches the comment. |
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| Sad news. I loved Kino no Tabi. R.I.P. |
| 眠れないのは君のせい |
| Rest in peace. and thanks for directing some great anime. |
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| Man just when I thought this season couldn't be any more of a bummer in terms of goings on with anime it somehow finds a meta way to get worse. Tough break for another creative thinking mans TV anime director in a field that is kind of increasingly desperate for that sort of thing. It's like this medium is sometimes cursed to have it's best and brightest fall short of their full potential long before their time. |
| Truly a sad day for the anime community. RIP |
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| F*** you CANCER RIP, LAIN will be in my special place in my collection |
| I dislike lelouch vi Britannia. im a shiki supporter my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR90F0rzcss4CsrAbkZXTkg/featured?view_as=subscriber Just past the 1500th Mark bitches I approve this video http://youtu.be/U_0CCLxibFk |
| May He Rest in Peace now. Pancreatic cancer, that sneaky bastard... |
| RIP, I will never forget the feeling when I watched Lain and Kino's Journey, both these shows will stay with me forever. |
| Thanks for all the masterpieces. Lain was the first anime I bought when I was a teenager RIP |
| That is sad. I just finished the second movie of Kino no Tabi. He made good shows. R.I.P. Great director. |
| RIP He made some good works, sad to see him go |
 If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. |
| rest in peace |
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| I watched Lain, Kino and Rec in the first few months I joined this site. I plan on rewatching them someday. |
| R.I.P. Kino no Tabi is one of my favorite animes |
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| I was really pulling for his recovery, probably for more selfish reasons than I'd like to admit given his talent. That's... pretty tragic in a lot of ways. RIP and my condolences. |
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| Oh my god, Kino no Tabi was one of my favourite anime. RIP and my condolences to his close ones. |
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| That's a real shame. I haven't gotten around to watching Lain yet, but I loved Kino. He will be missed. |
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| Such sad news. :( Kino's Journey was a personal favorite of mine. |
| Well, that seriously blows. |
| That's really sad. Kino no Tabi is a great Anime. |
| RIP, sad day ;.; |
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