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In Memoriam
posted on by Karen Ressler
Kinya Aikawa
Actor
Speed Racer, Inakappe Taisho
Shannon Burgess
Actress
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker Hen
Nobuyuki Fujimoto
Scriptwriter
Doraemon, Grander Musashi
Cocoa Fujiwara
Manga Creator
Inu × Boku SS, Watashi no Ookami-san, dear.
Robert W. Gibson
Comic Creator
Captain Harlock, Robotech
Masaki Himura
Manga Creator
Shōjo to Kodoku na Shinigami, Hajimete no Kōshien, Nyūin Note
Kazumasa Hirai
Writer
Genma Taisen, 8 Man, Zombie Hunter, Wolf Guy
Satoru Iwata
President/CEO
Nintendo
Masayuki Izumi
Actor
Kamen Rider 555, Akihabara @ DEEP, Liar Game
Haruko Kato
Actress
Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service
Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Producer
Toei Animation
Hiroshi Koizumi
Actor
Godzilla films
Kou Kojima
Manga Creator
Sennin Buraku
Hinako Konno (Hina.)
Manga Creator/Lyricist
Di Gi Charat Theater: Leave it to Piyoko!, Gyo!tto Paradise, 3-chōme no Kairanban, Di-Gi-CHARAT Piyo Piyo Piyoko-chan
Kazuo Kumakura
Actor/Singer
GeGeGe no Kitarō, Panda! Go, Panda!, Hyokkori Hyōtan-jima, Astro Boy
Sir Christopher Lee
Actor
The Last Unicorn, Kingdom Hearts, The Lord of the Rings, James Bond, Star Wars
Bob Magruder
Actor
Fairy Tail, A Certain Magical Index II, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Melissa Mathison
Screenwriter
Ponyo, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Escape Artist, The Black Stallion
Miyu Matsuki
Voice Actress/Singer
Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!, Hayate the Combat Butler, SHIMONETA, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
Kōji Miyata
Manga Creator
Kikimimi Zukan, Mahiru ni Miyoko, Inugami-hime ni Kuchizuke
Shigeru Mizuki
Manga Creator
GeGeGe no Kitarō, NonNonBâ, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, Hitler, Showa: A History of Showa Japan
Anastasia Moreno
Manga Creator/Translator
Marine Corps Yumi, Girl Friends, Girls und Panzer, Zero's Familiar, Strawberry Panic!
Jinpachi Mori
Manga Creator
Kasai no Hito, Benkei in New York, Tsuchi no Ko, Tajikarao, Saiban'in no Megami
Shiina Mota
Composer
Vocaloid songs
Leonard Nimoy
Actor
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, Star Trek
Hiroyuki Nishimoto
Actor
Moomin
Akiyuki Nosaka
Novelist
Grave of the Fireflies
Shinji Ogawa
Voice Actor
Patlabor: The Movie, Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Destroy the Saiyajin, Giant Robo, Black Jack 21, Nodame Cantabile
Chikao Ohtsuka
Voice Actor
One Piece, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Lupin the 3rd, GeGeGe no Kitarō
Noriyoshi Ōrai
Illustrator
The Return of Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Biollante, The Empire Strikes Back
Origa
Singer
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Fantastic Children, Princess Arete
Monty Oum
Creator/Director
RWBY, Red Vs. Blue
Takamasa Sakurai
Producer/Writer
Sekai Kawaii Kakumei, Anime Bunka Gaiko
samfree
Composer
Vocaloid songs, Wish Upon the Pleiades, Mushibugyō, Good Luck Girl!
Sumiko Shirakawa
Voice Actress
Doraemon, Sazae-san, Kyojin no Hoshi, Space Ace, Shin Obake no Q-Taro
Toshifumi Takizawa
Director
Samurai 7, Dirty Pair OVAs, Big Wars, Crusher Joe: The OVA's, Blue Remains
Kazuya Tatekabe
Voice Actor
Doraemon, Yatterman, Casshan, Dokonjo Gaeru, Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Manga Creator/Gekiga Pioneer
A Drifting Life, Fallen Words, Black Blizzard, Good-Bye
Hidehito Ueda
Director/Storyboard Artist
AD Police, Lupin III: Stolen Lupin, Cybuster, The Three-eyed One, Everyday is Sunday
James Ward (Rome Elliot)
Voice Actor
Genshiken, Gravitation, Area 88