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'Doraemon' Co-Creator Fujio A Fujiko Dies at 88
Prolific manga creator Fujio A Fujiko, best known for Ninja Hattori-kun (Ninja Hattori), Warau Salesman (The Laughing Salesman), and co-creating Doraemon, died on Thursday. He was 88 years old. According to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police from the Tama station, a concerned indivi...
'Tokyo Mew Mew' Manga Artist Mia Ikumi Dies
The official website of the Nakayoshi magazine announced on Monday that Tokyo Mew Mew manga artist Mia Ikumi died due to subarachnoid hemorrhage on March 7. Ikumi debuted with Superdoll Rika Chan in Nakayoshi, which ran from 1998-1999. She and Reiko Yoshida began Tokyo Mew Mew in...
Voice Actress Riho Iida Announces Marriage
Voice actress Riho Iida announced her marriage to a man outside of the industry on Twitter on Saturday. "Although I am still inexperienced, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported me thus far. I want to grow even more as a person and as an art...
Voice Actress, Singer Sayaka Kanda Dies at 35
Voice actress and singer Sayaka Kanda, known for playing Yuna in Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale and Mana Nagase in Idoly Pride, died on Saturday. She was 35 years old. According to news outlet Mainichi Shimbun, Kanda was found collapsed in the outer garden of the 14th floo...
Director Kinji Yoshimoto Dies at 55
The official website of the Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest) television anime announced on Wednesday that director Kinji Yoshimoto died on November 5. He was 55. Yoshimoto was a prolific director who helmed series such as Mac...
'Edens Zero' Director Yuuji Suzuki Dies
Following the 25th and final episode broadcast of Edens Zero on Sunday, the official website of the television anime announced that the series director Yuuji Suzuki died on September 9 in a hospital in Tokyo. Before helming Edens Zero with chief director Shinji Ishihara, Suzuki s...
'Golgo 13' Creator Takao Saitou Dies at 84
Publishing company Shogakukan announced on Wednesday that manga author Takao Saitou, known for creating Golgo 13, passed away on September 24 at 10:42 a.m due to pancreatic cancer. He was 84 years old. The funeral was attended by his relatives only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, h...
Voice Actor Miyu Irino Announces Marriage
Voice Actor Miyu Irino announced his marriage on his agency's website on Friday. The voice actor said he would continue his career. "To everyone who supports me, I am sorry for bringing up my personal affairs during such a difficult time, but I would like to announce that I have...
'Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha' Mangaka Haruka Kaya Dies
The official website for Square Enix's Manga UP! revealed on Tuesday that Haruka Kaya, the artist for the manga version of the Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou (The Misfit of Demon King Academy) light novel,...
Voice Actor Kouichi Yamadera Announces Marriage
Voice actor Kouichi Yamadera announced his marriage to singer and radio personality Robin Shouko Okada on his official Twitter on Monday. The two met on the set of Bay FM's radio program The BAY☆LINE. "After graduating from the radio program, I realized the importance of her exis...
Voice Actress Yui Ishikawa Announces Marriage
Celebrating her 32nd birthday, voice actress Yui Ishikawa announced her marriage to a man outside of the industry on her official Twitter on Sunday. "I'm marrying someone I have been dating for a long time. He's a wonderful person who supports me, as I'm a shy and timid person, s...
'Berserk' Creator Kentarou Miura Dies at 54
Prolific manga author Kentarou Miura, best known for creating Berserk, died on May 6 at 2:48 p.m. due to an acute aortic dissection. He was 54 years old. "We would like to express our utmost respect and gratitude to Miura's works and pray for his soul.," reads a brief obituary p...
ALI Enters Indefinite Hiatus Following Drummer's Arrest
Tokyo-based multinational funk band Alien Liberty International (ALI) announced on Friday that they are entering an indefinite hiatus. The news comes after the two arrests and indictment of the band's drummer Kahadio (born Kadio Shirai). The band's management has rescinded its c...
'Dragon Ball' Composer Shunsuke Kikuchi Dies at 89
Doraemon (1979) and Dragon Ball composer Shunsuke Kikuchi died of aspiration pneumonia on April 24. He was 89 years old. Kikuchi was born on November 1, 1931, in Hirosaki-shi, Aomori Prefecture. His prolific career composing music for film, television, and anime began with the f...
'Beck', 'Paradise Kiss' Director Osamu Kobayashi Dies at 57
Director Osamu Kobayashi died on Saturday after a two-year battle with kidney cancer. He was 57 years old. Kobayashi's death was revealed through a post on his Twitter reading, "I left for heaven. I have been fighting kidney cancer for two years but unfortunately I am exhausted....
Animator Yasuo Ootsuka Dies at 89
Yasuo Ootsuka (right) with Hayao Miyazaki Animator Yasuo Ootsuka died on Monday, March 15. He was 89 years old. Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki revealed the news on the same day at the 2021 Tokyo Anime Award Festival. Ootsuka was born on July 11, 1931, in Shimane Prefecture...
Animator Minako Shiba Dies
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 industr...
Seiyuu Haruka Terui Announces Marriage
Seiyuu Haruka Terui announced her marriage to professional Go player Tomoya Hirata on her official blog on Wednesday. "I first met Hirata-san last August during an interview. When I'm with him, he gives me a gentle feeling. So much so, that as I spent more time with this soft and...
Actor Shuuichirou Moriyama Dies at 86
Actor Shuuichirou Moriyama, best known for his role as the titular character in Hayao Miyazaki's Kurenai no Buta (Porco Rosso), died of pneumonia while hospitalized on Monday, February 8. He was 86 years old. His health began deteriorating last year but suddenly took a turn for t...
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