2009-09-20(Sun)
The author of Crayon Shin-chan is gone.
Today, Yoshito Usui the author of Crayon Shin-chan who was lost in Arafune mountain was found and his death was confirmed. I don't know if you know it or not, but his manga and anime made many children mimic Shin-chan and annoyed many parents.
I think gag manga is the most difficult genre. It needs both sanity and craziness. I read this week's Shonen Jump, and I found a good line in Bakuman(a manga of drawing manga).
"What kind of manga creater is the greatest manga creater? I came to a conclusion. It's the person who can draw uneventful days amusingly. If they can draw a common life just like a student has a breakfast and goes to school amusingly, the person is a genius. It means the person can draw anything amusingly."
He is one of the greatest manga creaters with no doubt.
But we can't read his work anymore.
Rest in peace, Usui sensei.