Art Director Mitsuki Nakamura passes away (updated)

Color key artist Kunio Tsujita reported Tuesday that the study of production Toei notified the veteran art director Mitsuki Nakamura died on Monday, May 16. He was 67.

Nakamura was born in Tokyo in 1944. Anime television Space Ace in 1965, he was responsible for the Art Fund, Visual effects and mechanical designs for many classic anime at Tatsunoko Productions as Mach Go Go Go (Speed Racer), Oraa Guzura given, Kurenai Sanshiro, Hakushon DaimaoLas adventures of Hutch the bee, Animentari Ketsudan, Kaba Totto, Kaiketsu Tamagon, Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman, Kerokko Demetan, Casshan, Konchu Monogatari Shin Minashigo Hutch, Hurricane Polymar, Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman, time Bokan, Paul no miracle Daisakusen, Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman II, Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman FGuerrero gold - the gold Lightan and Kaitou Kiramekiman.

Nakamura later diversified to other studies, including Sunrise and Toei. He worked in the first series of Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy, Densetsu Kyojin Ideon and Nausicaä of the Valley of the wind. Finally, he led his own Studio, MECAMAN's Design Bureau.

A wake will be held on Thursday and Friday will be held a service.

[Via Tadashi Sudo]

Image © Sunrise

Update: Mushi Productions also reported on the passage of Nakamura. Mushi said that Nakamura did not work in many of their titles, such as Raiyantsuuri Uta, Pipi Benai Hotaru and recently, in 2008, Pattenrai! ~ Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari ~.
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Composer song Moomin Seichiro one passes away

Composer Seichiro one died due to heart failure at a Tokyo hospital on April 26. He was 84. He is survived by his wife, the actress Kyoko Satomi (Mitsuyo one).

One was born in the Hyogo Prefecture, and graduated from Waseda University. While still in College, he began to compose music for plays. Who, then moved on television and composed songs for Moomin, tales of Andersen, Ikkyu-san, currently wonderful, Sarutobi Ecchan, Fables of the green forest (Yama Nezumi Chuck Rocky), Vicky the Viking (Chiisana Viking Vicke), Chibikko Kaiju Yadamon and several other anime series.

One also composed music for the movies of anime Puss ' n Boots (Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko), Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (Alibaba to Yonjubiki no Tozuku), Jack Nanatsuiro known and Kodomo Manga Bunko. He worked on the series of puppets Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima and its remakes of the film's animation cel, as well as Kamiya-cho Sakuran Hotel and other productions by the final playwright Hisashi Inoue.

Sources: Nikkan Sports, Yomiuri

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Anime Director Osamu Dezaki Passes Away

Anime Director Osamu Dezaki disappeared at 12: 35 on April 17 due to lung cancer. He was 67. A wake will be held on April 20, and a service will be held on 21 April in Tokyo. He is survived by his elder brother Satoshi Dezaki, another Director of anime.

Among the many Dezaki directed were Ace Nerae!, the film of the air, Ashita no Joe, Bionic six, Black Jack, Movie, film not Clannad, Ganba Boken, Genji Monogatari Sennenki, Golgo 13: The Professional, Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz, Mighty Orbots series, Guy nobody-RemiLe Rose of VersaillesThe Snow Queen, space Adventure Cobra, Takarajima (Treasure Island), episodes of Mighty Atom/Astro Boy and different Lupin III TV episodes and specials. Has developed a unique style of direction which included dramatic freeze frames, split-screen and light effects in pivotal scenes.

He was born in Tokyo in 1943, and debuted as a manga artist, when he was still in high school. In 1963, he joined Mushi Productions, the studio founded by anime and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka. Dezaki did not made his directorial debut with Ashita Joe in 1970, and he and Masao Maruyama co-founder anime studio MADHOUSE in 1972.

Source: Sankei Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun

Update: More information added.
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