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News: Shojuro Yamauchi Passes Away

So far, this week seems like a bad one for the anime world with the passing of Satoshi Kon and now the confirmation of Shojuro Yamauchi’s passing. The information comes to us by way of Akitaro Daichi’s twitter account, where he mentioned that a legendary animator had passed on alongside Satoshi Kon.

Another One Bites The Dust

Shojuro Yamauchi was a key animator for many big projects, such as Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away and Grave of the Fireflies as well as in Conan, The Boy in Future, Dagger of Kamui, Lupin III: The legend of the Gold of Babylon, Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo, and Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. He had quite a spectacular run and a nice resume on his hands, cementing a legend that would be marked by the tragedy of his passing alongside other big name such as Satoshi Kon.

Fans of the films mentioned above have much to thank the late Shojuro Yamauchi for. Being the key animator, he was the one in charge of creating the main frames on which the animation teams would base their own work. So in a way, he was amongst the first to give life to the characters in those films.
It’s a shame to see two of the big names of the industry leave so suddenly and so close to one another, but we can only hope that their work serves to inspire future directors and animators that will honor their memories by producing quality anime.

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