Anime/Manga/Japan Obituaries

YMO Drummer/Vocalist Yukihiro Takahashi Passes Away

posted on 2023-01-14 22:07 EST by Egan Loo
Synthpop pioneer’s music heard in Nadia, Only Yesterday, Appleseed: Ex Machina, Mr. Osomatsu, Sound! Euphonium

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James Kaposztas, Veteran Otakon Staffer Who Made 1st Known Anime Music Video, Passes Away

posted on 2023-02-07 09:00 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Kaposztas created 1st known AMV in 1982 at age 21

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Storyboard Artist/Animation Director William Ruzicka Passes Away

posted on 2023-02-07 12:40 EST by Alex Mateo
Ruzicka worked on Crunchyroll Originals series High Guardian Spice, Onyx Equinox

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Sazae-san, Danganronpa Voice Actress Takako Sasuga Passes Away

posted on 2023-02-10 02:38 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Voice actress played Tarao Fuguta in Sazae-san for 53 years

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Toei President, CEO Osamu Tezuka Passes Away at 62

posted on 2023-02-14 02:56 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Tezuka joined company in 1983; became CEO, president in 2020

(no relation to the manga creator of the same name)

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Legendary Manga Creator Leiji Matsumoto Passes Away at 85 - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-02-19 21:49 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Artist behind Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999 suffered from heart failure

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Anime, Manga Industry Members Honor Leiji Matsumoto's Memory - Interest - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-02-20 02:45 EST by Kim Morrissy
Yasuhiro Nightow, Miyako Maki, Masako Nozawa more respond to the passing of Galaxy Express 999 creator

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Fans leave flowers at statues of Maetal, Harlock following death of manga creator Leiji Matsumoto【Pics】 | SoraNews24 -Japan News-

2023-02-21T04:30:00Z
Memorial offerings left at stations in Tokyo and Fukuoka near homes of Galaxy Express 999, Space Battleship Yamato creator.

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Leiji Matsumoto has passed away

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PlayStation Logo Sound Creator Tohru Okada Has Died

2023-02-22T17:48:00Z
Tohru Okada, the creator of the iconic sound that accompanies the PlayStation logo, has passed away at 73.

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Japanese Rock Band sumika Guitarist Junnosuke Kuroda Passes Away at 34

February 24, 2023 6:34pm CST
The band performed theme songs for My Hero Academia, MIX, A Couple of Cuckoos, and many more

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Voice Actor Shōzō Iizuka Passes Away - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-02-28 04:38 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Dragon Ball Z, Gundam, Millennium Actress voice actor was 89

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Voice Actor Mitsuo Senda Passes Away - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-02-28 04:54 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Kingdom, Gon, Golgo 13 voice actor was 82

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Singer Maon Kurosaki Passes Away - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-02-28 06:53 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Singer passed away on February 16 after chronic illness became worse

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This saddens me immensely. She performed the open for The Fruit of Grisaia and The Eden of Grisaia (The Labyrinth Of Grisaia having no opening theme,) as well as the closing themes for Highschool of the DEAD and (most recently) More>Strongly for Reincarnated As A Sword, where she was reunited (in a way) with Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets, who did the opens for the two series. She had a beautiful voice and it hurts to think that all we have now are the recordings she left.

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Happy Science cult leader Ryuho Okawa dies

2023-03-02T17:44:00Z

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Happy Science Founder, Anime Producer Ryuho Okawa Passes Away - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-03-03 03:52 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Founder of controversial organization, creator of several anime films was 66

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Code Geass, GaoGaiGar Character Designer Takahiro Kimura Passes Away - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-03-09 04:17 EST by Joanna Cayanan
Animator was dealing with amyloidosis

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Kenzaburo Oe: Japanese Nobel Prize-winning writer dies at 88 | CNN

2023-03-13T11:02:00Z
Writer who was renowned for a strong pacifist stance that weaved its way into much of his work

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‘Iron Chef’ Kenichi Chen Dies at Age 67 - The Japan News

2023-03-14T02:58:00Z

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Masatoshi Ito, Japanese billionaire behind the rise of 7-Eleven, dies at 98 | CNN Business

2023-03-14T08:01:00Z

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Return of Ultraman Actor Jiro Dan Passes Away at 74 - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-03-24 13:30 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Actor was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2017

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Tokusatsu Effects Giant Sadao Iizuka Dies at 88

2023-03-30T05:00:00Z

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Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Passes Away at 71 - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-04-02 09:39 EDT by Egan Loo
Oscar-winning Yellow Magic Orchestra member composed Honneamise, Appleseed movies, Le Chevalier D’Eon

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Zoologist, Essayist Masanori Hata Passes Away at 87 - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-04-06 03:06 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Director, writer of The Adventures of Milo and Otis; creator of Donbē Monogatari, Rex - Kyōryū Monogatari

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Voice Actor Yasumichi Kushida Passes Away at 46 - News - Anime News Network

posted on 2023-04-09 22:43 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Kushida voiced The Hulk in Japanese dubs of Marvel animation, Gousuke Guden in The aquatope on white sand

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Frank Agrama Dead: Harmony Gold Founder Was 93 - Variety

2023-04-26T20:45:00Z

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