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In Memoriam
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Anime News Network would also like to honor our former Executive Editor, Zac Bertschy.
Shō Akechi
Manga Creator
Shimatsunin, Pandora, Sample Kitty
George Akiyama
Manga Creator
Haguregumo, Ashura
Brice Armstrong
Voice Actor
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Baki the Grappler
Takami Asano
Guitarist for band Godiego
Galaxy Express 999
Sei Ashina
Actress
Kamen Rider Hibiki, live-action Impossibility Defense, Perfect World
Jay Benedict
Actor / Voice Actor
Angel Cop, Project A-Ko, Emmerdale
William Dufris (Bill Dufries)
Voice Actor
Lupin the 3rd: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty, Bob the Builder, X film
Kōsei Eguchi (PEYO)
Manga Creator
Boy Meets Maria, Kimio Alive
Aki E-Musu
Manga Creator
Honey Pot Style, Parallel World Eros & Swine
Keiji Fujiwara
Voice Actor
Eureka 7, Fullmetal Alchemist, Kingdom Hearts
Kōta Fukihara
Scriptwriter
Live-action Yowamushi Pedal, Otomen, Final Fantasy XIV Dad of Light, I''s
Junichi Goto
Voice Actor
Inferno Cop, Space Patrol Luluco
Paul Haddad
Voice Actor
Resident Evil 2
Eiko Hanamura
Manga Creator
Kiri no Naka no Shōjo, Hanakage no Hito, Genji Monogatari
Kazuhisa Hashimoto
Video Game Producer
Gradius, Creator of the Konami Code
Katsuhisa Hattori
Composer / Arranger
Crest of the Stars, Banner of the Stars, Fist of the North Star
Mieko Hirota
Singer
Kimba the White Lion
Tatsufumi Itō (Tatsufumi Tamagawa)
Director
Senki Zesshō Symphogear first season
Ai Kamachi
Composer / Pianist
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino, Clannad After Story (member of ANANT-GARDE EYES)
Hisashi Katsuta
Voice Actor
Astro Boy, The Rose of Versailles
Daiji Kazumine
Manga Creator
Ultraman, Ultraseven, Ultraman Leo manga
Mana Kinjо̄
Actress
Kishiryū Sentai Ryūsoulger
Kazuhiko Kishino
Voice Actor
Kinnikuman, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Satoko Kitō
Voice Actress
Vampire Hunter D, Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
Akira Kubodera
Actor
Kamen Rider Blade, live-action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Akira Kume
Narrator / Voice Actor
Botchan, Phoenix
Sankichiro Kusube
Honorary Chairperson of Shin-Ei Animation
1979 Doraemon anime
Jiro Kuwata
Manga Creator
8 Man, Batman
Maidy
Blogger
Creator of blog that inspired Final Fantasy XIV Dad of Light series and film
Susumu Mameda
Composer
White Album, Utawarerumono,Tears to Tiara games
Hiroshi Masuoka
Voice Actor
Sazae-san, Soreike! Anpanman
Izumi Matsumoto
Manga Creator
Kimagure Orange Road
Haruma Miura
Actor
Live-action Attack on Titan, Kimi ni Todoke, Akihabara @ DEEP
Morishige
Manga Creator
Hanaukyo Maid Team, Koi Koi Seven
Kirby Morrow
Voice Actor
Dragon Ball Z, Inuyasha, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Escaflowne
Tamaki Nakanishi
Voice Actress
Fafner, Fafner: Heaven and Earth, Pretear
Miyuki Noma
Manga Creator
Puzzle Game, Puzzle Game Mystère
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Director
Exchange Students, live-action The Drifting Classroom, live-action The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Hiromichi Ōga
Manga Creator
Stalker Jokers
Yusuke Okada
Toei Group Chairman
Kumiko Okae
Actress / Voice Actress
The Dog of Flanders, The Cat Returns, Ten Made Todoke
Yousuke Saitou
Actor
The Cat Returns, live-action Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Osamu Sakuta
Actor / Voice Actor
Seiun Kamen Machineman, Inuyasha: The Final Act, B'tX
Ruri Shinato
Actress
Live-action Hanazawa Naoki, Usotsuki Paradox
Marlon Stodghill
Kawaii Kon Co-Founder
Kousei Tomita
Voice Actor
Heisei Tensai Bakabon, Doraemon, Astro Boy
Maisa Tsuno
Band Leader of Akai Kōen
Carole & Tuesday, Drifting Dragons
Kyohei Tsutsumi
Composer
Sazae-san, Castle in the Sky
Shozo Uehara
Screenwriter
Ultra Seven, Getter Robo, Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Shu Wada
Actor
Katsu Kaishū, Musashi Musashi, Aibō (father of Gen Urobuchi)
John S. Walker
Former President of Denver Anime International
Kenta Watanabe
Creator
Creator of the "Dennō Okami Chizuru" mascot character
Yasushi Watanabe
Anime Historian
Nihon Animation Eigashi (The History of Japanese Animated Film) book, Nippon Anime Sо̄seiki (The Genesis of Japanese Anime)
David Wise
Writer
Original 1984-1987 Transformers, Batman: The Animated Series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Takao Yaguchi
Manga Creator
Tsurikichi Sampei, Versus Gyoshin-san!
Yuji Yamaguchi
Director
Fate/stay night television anime series, 2010 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, The Severing Crime Edge
Hikari Yono
Voice Actress
Naruto, Ultra Maniac, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III, Burn the Witch
Susumu Yoshikawa
Producer
Armored Fleet Dairugger XV, Android Kikaider
