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**Gail Simone** · 09-20-2009, 08:50 AM

Looks like a hiking accident.

Damn, this is terrible news. I love Shin Chan so much, I have all the comics, most in several editions, I have the movie in Japanese, I have the cartoons.

I love this character. Such a sad day for comics.

My best wishes to his family.

**Gail Simone** · 09-20-2009, 08:52 AM

On Sunday, authorities have identified the body discovered at Arafune mountain as that of missing Crayon Shin-chan manga creator Yoshito Usui through dental records and other means.

The body was discovered 120 meters below the mountain’s Tomoiwa cliff and reported at about 10:25 a.m. on Saturday by a male climber. Usui’s backpack, camera, and other items had fallen about 50 meters away. Inside Usui’s backpack was his mobile phone, wallet, and clothes. A police helicopter from Gunma Prefecture airlifted the body on Sunday afternoon. Police from the nearby town of Shimonita concluded that the 51-year-old creator died from collapsed lungs and other injuries sustained across his entire body sometime in the afternoon of September 11.

According to Usui’s family, Usui had said that he was “going hiking for a day in Gunma Prefecture,” as he often did, on the morning of September 11. His mobile phone was last detected in the vicinity of Karuizawa, a town about 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) northwest of his Kasukabe home, on Monday. Karuizawa is located in the mountainous eastern part of Nagano Prefecture, near the border of the equally mountainous Gunma Prefecture. In particular, Usui was said to have expressed his intent to climb the Arafune mountain, which towers 1,422 meters (4,665 feet) high at the border between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures. Authorities had been searching this area since his wife reported his disappearance on September 12, after he did not return the night before.

The editorial staff at Futabasha’s Manga Town magazine has stated on Sunday night that the “future publication [of Crayon Shin-chan] is to be determined.” Futabasha said it was “going through great shock, now that the worst outcome has come to past. There are no words to express the anguish of the surviving family, but we just pray for his happiness in the next world.”

jamesfreeman · 09-20-2009, 08:56 AM

JEsus Christ....no. This is terrible.

My condolences to his family.....I love Shin Chan.

FeminineMystique · 09-20-2009, 09:02 AM

A sad day for comics. And an even sadder one for his family. At least now they know what happened to him and can hopefully find some closure. :(

The Xenos · 09-20-2009, 01:23 PM

Damn. I heard he was missing and a body was found in the area, so things weren't looking good. So now the other shoe drops. Damn. It's tough to think a creator of such a lively character can just turn up dead like this.

Hell, I was just playing Mario Kart last night and we have Shin Chan as one of the Miis, so that of course made me think of this sad situation. I even kept the bottle of one of those Japanese marble drinks because it had Shin Chan on it. My friends and I were fans.

Tetsuo_man · 09-20-2009, 04:29 PM

This is sad. Love the character. This is the first I heard...

40footwolf · 09-20-2009, 05:30 PM

R.I.P, Mr. Usui. May you never get arrested for preforming the Elephant Dance in Heaven.

Night Swordsman · 09-20-2009, 05:32 PM

I never read any of Shin Chan, but i did know the character existed and it had a audience. My sympathies to not only Yoshito Usui's family and friends, but to the legion of fans saddened by this tragedy.

LtMarvel · 09-20-2009, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Night Swordsman

I never read any of Shin Chan, but i did know the character existed and it had a audience. My sympathies to not only Yoshito Usui's family and friends, but to the legion of fans saddened by this tragedy.

Well stated. My feelings as well.

09-20-2009, 08:50 AM	#1
Gail Simone Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: in the yard Posts: 15,903	Crayon Shin Chan Creator Found Dead Looks like a hiking accident. Damn, this is terrible news. I love Shin Chan so much, I have all the comics, most in several editions, I have the movie in Japanese, I have the cartoons. I love this character. Such a sad day for comics. My best wishes to his family. __________________ Wonder Woman is awesome. That's all.

09-20-2009, 08:52 AM	#2
Gail Simone Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: in the yard Posts: 15,903	On Sunday, authorities have identified the body discovered at Arafune mountain as that of missing Crayon Shin-chan manga creator Yoshito Usui through dental records and other means. The body was discovered 120 meters below the mountain’s Tomoiwa cliff and reported at about 10:25 a.m. on Saturday by a male climber. Usui’s backpack, camera, and other items had fallen about 50 meters away. Inside Usui’s backpack was his mobile phone, wallet, and clothes. A police helicopter from Gunma Prefecture airlifted the body on Sunday afternoon. Police from the nearby town of Shimonita concluded that the 51-year-old creator died from collapsed lungs and other injuries sustained across his entire body sometime in the afternoon of September 11. According to Usui’s family, Usui had said that he was “going hiking for a day in Gunma Prefecture,” as he often did, on the morning of September 11. His mobile phone was last detected in the vicinity of Karuizawa, a town about 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) northwest of his Kasukabe home, on Monday. Karuizawa is located in the mountainous eastern part of Nagano Prefecture, near the border of the equally mountainous Gunma Prefecture. In particular, Usui was said to have expressed his intent to climb the Arafune mountain, which towers 1,422 meters (4,665 feet) high at the border between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures. Authorities had been searching this area since his wife reported his disappearance on September 12, after he did not return the night before. The editorial staff at Futabasha’s Manga Town magazine has stated on Sunday night that the “future publication [of Crayon Shin-chan] is to be determined.” Futabasha said it was “going through great shock, now that the worst outcome has come to past. There are no words to express the anguish of the surviving family, but we just pray for his happiness in the next world.” __________________ Wonder Woman is awesome. That's all.

09-20-2009, 08:56 AM	#3
jamesfreeman Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,628	JEsus Christ....no. This is terrible. My condolences to his family.....I love Shin Chan. __________________ Detective Comics Starring Batwoman.....Best Book On The Market!!!

09-20-2009, 09:02 AM	#4
FeminineMystique Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Here and there Posts: 5,120	A sad day for comics. And an even sadder one for his family. At least now they know what happened to him and can hopefully find some closure. :( __________________ Amber Sweet is addicted to the knife Hey, I'm a scientist man! Magneto was right Are you guys Yakuza? Curses! My clever ruse has been exposed as a two bit sham. I would tip my hat to you, were I not currently bare headed What? I said you're a freaking genius you idiot! Bring back Negasonic Teenage Warhead! Because there are more people who want to see her in the X Books than there are who want to see Jean Grey again.

09-20-2009, 01:23 PM	#5
The Xenos Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 7,808	Damn. I heard he was missing and a body was found in the area, so things weren't looking good. So now the other shoe drops. Damn. It's tough to think a creator of such a lively character can just turn up dead like this. Hell, I was just playing Mario Kart last night and we have Shin Chan as one of the Miis, so that of course made me think of this sad situation. I even kept the bottle of one of those Japanese marble drinks because it had Shin Chan on it. My friends and I were fans. __________________ Xenos

09-20-2009, 04:29 PM	#6
Tetsuo_man Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,715	This is sad. Love the character. This is the first I heard... __________________ Theophilus: "Otherwise it makes Mephisto seem more like a divorce lawyer than anything else." My Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Tetsuothegreat

09-20-2009, 05:30 PM	#7
40footwolf Dreamer Deceiver Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Goin' real damn fast on a zeppelin Posts: 1,778	R.I.P, Mr. Usui. May you never get arrested for preforming the Elephant Dance in Heaven. __________________ "Of course I’m aware of a perpetual and chronic discontent from a particular jaded minority on the internet but I try to overlook their constant expressions of dissatisfaction on the grounds that it’s depressing and often personally abusive." -Grant Morrison Read my comics(in progress) Read my reviews of comics

09-20-2009, 05:32 PM	#8
Night Swordsman Defender of Kittens Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 11,806	I never read any of Shin Chan, but i did know the character existed and it had a audience. My sympathies to not only Yoshito Usui's family and friends, but to the legion of fans saddened by this tragedy. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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