Research Guru / Moderator
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Sep 17, 2009, 2:44 AM
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"Crayon Shin-chan" creator vanishes while hiking
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Japanese cartoonist Yoshi-to Usui, the creator of the popular anime and manga series Crayon Shin-chan, has disappeared while on a hiking trip, police said Wednesday.
Usui, 51, debuted as a manga author in 1987. His Crayon Shin-chan, featuring the daily life of mischievous five-year-old boy Shinnosuke, became a popular anime series in 1992, running for at least 391 episodes on TV Asahi. A series of seven 90-minute movies based on the TV show was aimed at a young audience.
Last Friday, he left his home in a suburban city north of Tokyo for a day outing to mountains in nearby Gunma, a regional police official said. However, the official said, there has been no trace of him, and calls to his mobile phone have gone unanswered: "We are searching for him in the mountains."
"We are surprised and seriously worried because this kind of thing has never happened before," said a spokesman for Futabasha Publishers Ltd., which has been running a Crayon Shin-chan series in its monthly comic book. "We have his manuscripts in stock, and we don't have to stop the series immediately."
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"Oh boy." -- Allan Sherman
(This post was edited by eminovitz on Sep 17, 2009, 2:44 AM)
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Animator
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Sep 17, 2009, 7:38 PM
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Re: "Crayon Shin-chan" creator vanishes while hiking
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Interesting this happened. I hope they can find him (especially alive).
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Cartoon Aficionado / Contributor
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Sep 20, 2009, 4:39 PM
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Sorry, St. Toledo. He was found dead yesterday. RIP, Mr Usui.
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Animator
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Sep 21, 2009, 7:38 PM
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Sad really, the way things just happen.
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