(cache) Yoshihito Usui, 'Crayon Shinchan' cartoonist, Found Dead

pillows de radio · 2009-09-21, 4:55 PM

http://www.japantoday.com/category/n...han-cartoonist

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Body found on mountain confirmed as 'Crayon Shinchan' cartoonist

A body found on a mountain straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures was confirmed Sunday as that of Yoshihito Usui, cartoonist of the popular ‘‘Crayon Shinchan’’ series adapted for TV and film. Usui’s family confirmed the identity of the body that was found by a climber on Saturday on 1,423-meter Mt Arafune, Gunma prefectural police said. The body was covered in bruises and no suicide notes were found near the body or in his belongings. Police said he may have fallen from a climbing path.

Usui, 51, had been missing since Sept 11, after telling his family at his home in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, that he would be hiking on the mountain and would be back by the evening. His family contacted police the following day as he never returned.

Near body, police also found a broken digital camera, a backpack containing a mobile phone and a wallet, and shoes.

The body was retrieved from around 100 meters below a cliff on a climbing path and airlifted by helicopter to a police station.

Usui started drawing ‘‘Crayon Shinchan,’’ the story of feisty kindergarten boy Shinnosuke Nohara living in Kasukabe with his family, in a comic book published by Futabasha Publishers Ltd in 1990.

The city of Kasukabe issued a special residence card for the Nohara family in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the municipality and has also been using Shinchan since April as the city’s mascot for its childrearing support campaign.

Fenn · 2009-09-21, 5:00 PM

Never saw the show, but it sounds like they lost a good guy.

Vicarious Ink · 2009-09-21, 5:02 PM

Oh man, that sucks. Although I didn't watch the show that much, It was pretty funny when I did.

Windansea · 2009-09-21, 5:03 PM

Oh no way, that's horrible news. I am so sad to hear he died. I loved that show.

J-Man X · 2009-09-21, 6:01 PM

Man, that sucks

Crayon Shin-chan was one of the first Japanese animated shows that I've ever seen and liked, so I feel really bad about this news.

Jack Frost · 2009-09-21, 6:57 PM

A friend of ours in Japan told us about him going missing a few days ago. We were hoping they'd find him safely. Damn, that really, really sucks.

DannoHung · 2009-09-21, 9:22 PM

For people who aren't familiar with the artist, basically, imagine if Matt Groening had died.

Danimo · 2009-09-21, 9:24 PM

fuuuuuuuuuuuck

and i literally just changed my avatar

fuck it, going back

The Conqueror Worm · 2009-09-21, 10:21 PM

popemobile · 2009-09-21, 10:41 PM

I've never really liked anime but Shin Chan was one of the few shows that I really liked. It's really sad to have him go like that.

Striker · 2009-09-22, 1:10 AM

There goes a truly funny man. There's never enough of those around

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Trax · 2009-09-22, 9:19 AM

I didn't like the show much, but it's still sad when someone passes away, even worse when it's by an accident.

The Adventurer · 2009-09-22, 2:12 PM

Terrible news. Its always sad when the world loses a prolific creator.

I think it should be pointed out though that the American dubbing of the Shin Chan anime is pretty darn different then its Japanese counter part. And that Yoshihito Usui probably had very little if any involvement in the writing of the American show.

2009-09-21, 5:00 PM	#2
Fenn Spicy Cat Join Date: Aug 2005 AKA: Cherry Cola, Doc. Fennopolis	Never saw the show, but it sounds like they lost a good guy. __________________ I'm like one of those Saturday morning cartoon villains who keeps trying to get a kid to off himself, and then just before he douses himself in kerosene/railroads his veins/goes back in time to fuck his own mother, GI Joe smashes through a window and shoots me in the eye with a laser. Divi Filius

2009-09-21, 5:02 PM	#3
Vicarious Ink Brandon Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bullhead City, AZ	Oh man, that sucks. Although I didn't watch the show that much, It was pretty funny when I did. __________________

2009-09-21, 5:03 PM	#4
Windansea Batbender Join Date: Aug 2005 AKA: Morrigangrrl, Quenya	Oh no way, that's horrible news. I am so sad to hear he died. I loved that show. __________________ livejournal ♥ @expertmode on twitter ♥ facebook ♥ ameryllis on XBL

2009-09-21, 6:01 PM	#5
J-Man X Goes as his best friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Downtown Chicago most of the time, North Side for the rest	Man, that sucks Crayon Shin-chan was one of the first Japanese animated shows that I've ever seen and liked, so I feel really bad about this news. __________________

2009-09-21, 9:22 PM	#7
DannoHung On Fire Join Date: Aug 2005	For people who aren't familiar with the artist, basically, imagine if Matt Groening had died. __________________ (Please Note: This is a terrible idea)

2009-09-21, 6:57 PM	#6
Jack Frost I'm cool, huh-ho? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	A friend of ours in Japan told us about him going missing a few days ago. We were hoping they'd find him safely. Damn, that really, really sucks.

2009-09-21, 9:24 PM	#8
Danimo crayon Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: kasukabe AKA: Fashionably on Time	fuuuuuuuuuuuck and i literally just changed my avatar fuck it, going back __________________

2009-09-21, 10:21 PM	#9
The Conqueror Worm - Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois	__________________

2009-09-21, 10:41 PM	#10
popemobile interception?!?! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago	I've never really liked anime but Shin Chan was one of the few shows that I really liked. It's really sad to have him go like that. __________________

2009-09-22, 1:10 AM	#11
Striker Insanity Inc. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vienna, Austria	There goes a truly funny man. There's never enough of those around . __________________

2009-09-22, 9:19 AM	#12
Trax The Grond watches. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Quebec	I didn't like the show much, but it's still sad when someone passes away, even worse when it's by an accident. __________________

2009-09-22, 2:12 PM	#13
The Adventurer Honor be Damned! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Back in Connecticut, Kill Me.	Terrible news. Its always sad when the world loses a prolific creator. I think it should be pointed out though that the American dubbing of the Shin Chan anime is pretty darn different then its Japanese counter part. And that Yoshihito Usui probably had very little if any involvement in the writing of the American show. __________________