[Sousuke]

Apperently i just heard the news today. The 51 year old creator of the famous Shin-chan has died in a hiking Accident. Reports have said this.

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.

We say goodbye to creator rest in peace to all the fans. Very sad for all your shin-chan fans out there

Edited: Other news are also here as well.

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. According to Gunma Prefecture's police, there are no guardrails near the top of Tomoiwa cliff, but the established climber's trail is too far from the cliffside for someone to fall. 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."

[Malus Aeternus]

Ah, so they did confirm it was his body. I didn't really like the series, but condolences to family and friends.

[kyuubitail]

I did like the series though. RIP creator.

[[lexus]]

I didnt like that show. And Im sure a lot of parents didnt like it as well. The horrible effect that show had on their children.

Still, rip and my condoleances to his family.

[Fracielle]

Owh.. sad news....
i pretty enjoy the comedy though...

[♫DJ-Onion♪]

Ah man, that sucks. R.I.P
I really enjoyed his stuff on tv when I was little, he pratically help shape who I am today.lol

[LaudanumEnlightened]

120 meters the metric always throws me off into thinking thats not that far. Its around 400ft and heres a pic of a 400ft drop

Spoiler:

....damn

[Reflux]

WTF Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!

;___; I liked the randomness of this series.

[Foreverava]

I watched Shin-chan next to our beloved Beloved Doramon way back when I was little.~

Albeit Shin-Chan jokes could quite crud at times, but it is definitely one of my childhood favorites and it never failed to bring a smile to my face.

RIP Yoshito Usui.

[Sousuke]

Originally Posted by LaudanumEnlightened

120 meters the metric always throws me off into thinking thats not that far. Its around 400ft and heres a pic of a 400ft drop

Spoiler:

....damn

Yeah. Very damn long way down. well i see we got lots of fans now,