It is a sad day today that one of my greatest Manga artist idols, Yoshito Usui, the creator of Crayon Shin-Chan, has been reported dead in the Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He was reported missing on 12th Sept, 09 by family members when he did not return from his hiking trip in the Gunma prefecture. It was today that a body with clothing that matched the reportedly missing creator of Crayon Shin-Chan, found at the bottom of a cliff that police from Saitama prefecture were able to identify his identity from the dental records.
I have been a devoted Crayon Shin-Chan fan since forever, when I first learnt how to read, Crayon Shin-Chan was one of the first manga I started reading along with Doraemon; they were a place where I found my laughter and solace when I felt alone with its sense of joy and family environment that the comic arises in times of loneliness. Yoshito Usui-san, Usui-sensei, you will be sorely missed. I don’t know what I’ll do now without anymore Shin-Chan comics on the shelves.
臼井先生・・・ご冥福をお祈りいたします
April 21, 1958 – September 11, 2009