Crayon Shin-chan mangaka died

[maumastoks]

The famous manga (and long running anime (600+ eps)) creator died.

Yoshito Usui, author of the famous manga Crayon Shin-chan, has been found dead on mount Arafune, apparently after a hiking trip gone wrong.

The 51-year-old author’s body was reported lying under the Tomoiwa cliff by a male hiker. His personal belongings was found near his body, including his backpack and mobile phone. He had been reported missing a week prior.

His remains were airlifted from the scene for autopsy, with police concluding he died of a collapsed lung and other injuries incurred during the fall, confirming the identity of the corpse with dental records.

The precise circumstances surrounding his death are not known, but police do not seem to be considering foul play or suicide likely explanations; attention focuses on the precarious and unfenced nature of the trail, although it is said to have long been accident free.

The publishers of the manga has extended their condolences to the family, and will review the uncertain future of Crayon Shin-chan’s publication.

Source: http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/0...clifftop-fall/

[ebattleon]

Damn, that manga was really funny, what a loss

[Karis Fra Mauro]

Lame. Another casualty of Japanese administrative incompetence. They find the money to desecrate every bloody beach in the country with concrete anti-erosion pylons that actually increase erosion but can't be bothered with basic safety measures. Admittedly accidents happen in every country but he still should have had many years ahead of him

[Psycho Mantis]

The series when it was shown on Cartoon Network was great. This is a sad day.

[Temishi]

I loved the ass-dance Shin always did.

Oddly enough, like one of the commenters on the site stated, that cliff really does look like an ass.....

[Alupihan]

oh my! I love the shin-chan series! I grew up to it, damn.

why is it that the ones who die this year are the most significant ones that people admire?

why can't it be those assholes we love to hate?

damn! this year sucks! I'm really happy we reached 4th quarter already.

[Lord Zero]

Hate the american dub... it has nothing to do with the original show...

Then again, the original version its uber awesome.

This is a sad day... may Shin-chan keep going on, just like Conan and Doraemon.

[LuxVertas]

Oh Man!

The dude who's work got me into Anime/Manga is no more!



So a tallented/interesting Manga-Ka has gone to the great Oataku Store in the sky, but we can't get Parris hilton to have Syphilis?

God has rejected the human race!

[sailabc1]

Ah... What a shame. Shin-chan wasn't in my top 5 list or anything, but it did bring a chuckle to my face whenever I saw that naked-butt dance, and the local Hindi dub was considerably better than the US dub, too. It's an unfortunate loss... Guess we won't be getting much more of Shin-chan now. RIP Usui-sensei.

[Rick]

Damn... and to think I watched some eps of the dubbed version of the anime and I loved them.

Sad loss indeed. RIP.