Body Found with Clothes Resembling Shin-chan Creator's (Update 3) - Anime News Network
'Crayon Shin-chan' author found dead in Gunma; accidental fall from cliff suspected - The Mainichi Daily News
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MAEBASHI -- A body found at the bottom of a cliff on a mountain in Gunma Prefecture has been identified as that of Yoshito Usui, author of the popular manga "Crayon Shin-chan."
Police identified the author's body from dental records. Gunma Prefectural Police said that Usui appeared to have fallen 120 meters from Tomoiwa cliff on Mount Arafune, which straddles Gunma and Nagano Prefectures.
Usui's camera and his backpack, which contained his cell phone, wallet and some clothing, were found on a slope about 50 meters away.
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Wow, this one of those series that is the stable of my childhood. >.>; While not the biggest fan of the series, it still got me through various boring afternoon of my childhood in Taiwan. Rest in peace, Yoshito Usui. :