Those Who Have Passed 2021

Brad Venable

Voice Actor

July 16, 1977 Muskogee, Oklahoma January 7, 2021 Byro Cracy - Fairy Tail (2009) Anubis - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012) Daz - Attack on Titan (2014)

Moriyama, Shūichirō

Seiyū July 26, 1934 Nagoya February 8, 2021 Saitama Porco Rosso - Kurenai no Buta (1992) Sakaki Hyobu - Jūbei Ninpūchō (1993) Walpurgis - Tetsuwan Atom (1980)

Amy Howard Wilson

Voice Actress

May 1955 Detroit, Michigan February 22, 2021 Nova Forrester - Star Blazers (1979) Miranda - The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (OAV 1994)

Sugaya, Masako

Seiyū August 21, 1937 Tōkyō February 25, 2021 Aikawa, Maki - Ace o Nerae! (1973) Princess Marie Thérèse - Versailles no Bara (1979) Uran - Tetsuwan Atom (1980)

Saitō, Tasuku

Animation Producer

1934 Aomori February 27, 2021 Tiger Mask (1969) Gegege no Kitarō 2 (1971) Kikō Kantai Dairugger XV (1982)

coco

Mangaka NA March 5, 2021 Kyō no Hayakawa-san (2007) Yuzukuro (2016) Norainu no Inu (2018)

Anzai, Masahiro

Seiyū November 26, 1954 Tōkyō March 15, 2021 Majaho - Ōritsu Uchūgun - Honneamise no

Tsubasa (1987) Nabaro - Akai Kōdan Zillion Utahime Yakyoku (OAV 1988) Chaashū - Wild 7 (OAV 1994)

Shiba, Minako

Character Designer February 5, 1971 Kanagawa March 15, 2021 Noir (2001) .hack//SIGN (2002) Kuroshitsuji (2008)

Otsuka, Yasuo

Animation Director

July 11, 1931 Shimane March 15, 2021 Arabian Night: Sindbad no Bōken (1962) Lupan Sansei (1971) Mirai Shōnen Conan (1978)

Kazuhara, Susumu

Musician September 13, 1946 Okayama April 2021 Kidō Senshi Gundam (1979) Tenkū no Shiro: Laputa (1986) Cardcaptor Sakura (1996)

Edward Koplar

Producer December 23, 1943 St. Louis, Missouri April 4, 2021 Voltron (1984) Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1987) Voltron Force (2011)

Nakano, Minoru

Optical Photographer/Special Effects 1939 Tōkyō APril 4, 2021 Ultra Q (1966) Mighty Jack (1968) Kyōfu Gekijō Unbalance (1973)

Hisamatsu, Fumio

Seiyū, Animator April 24, 1943 Aichi, Nagoya April 16, 2021 Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru (1964) Ultra Seven (1968) Yatterman (1977)

Kobayashi, Osamu

Director

January 10, 1964 Tōkyō April 17, 2021 BECK (2004) Paradise Kiss (2005) Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010)

Kikuchi, Shunsuke

Composer November 1, 1931 April 24, 2021 UFO Robo Grendizer (1975) Dragon Ball (1986) Shin Tenchi Muyō! (1997)

Hoshino, Kana

Mangaka October 12, 1063 Kōbe, Hyōgo April 28, 2021 Tōkyō wa Yoru no 7-ji (1982) Mahiru ni Mita Yume (1983) Ramia (1989)

Tachibana, Takashi

Journalist, Seiyū May 28, 1940 Nagasaki April 30, 2021 Tsukishima, Seiya - Mimi o Sumaseba (1995)

Tominaga, Ichirō

Mangaka 1925 Kyotō May 5, 2021 Tōkyō Chinkoro Nē-chan (1961) Sekkachi Nēya (1968) Pikkuri wa Shunjū (1971)

Miura, Kentarō

Mangaka July 11, 1966 Chiba May 6, 2021 Berserk (1989) Ōrō (1989) Duranki (2019)

Itō, Akira

Lyricist August 12, 1940 Chiba May 15, 2021 Tetsujin 28-gō (1963) Cutey Honey (1973) Urusei Yatsura (1981)

Wakayama, Genzō

Seiyū, Radio Personality September 27, 1932 Ōtomari, Karafuto May 18, 2021 John Silver - Takarajima (1978) Kenja, Ansemu - Kingdom Hearts (2002) President Shinra - Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)

Kobayashi, Asei

Composer August 11, 1932 Shibuya, Tōkyō May 30, 2021 Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman (1972) “Kita no Yado kara” (1975) Hyaku Jūō GoLion (1981)

Nagashima, Haruka

Seiyū September 21, 1987 Yamagata May 30, 2021 Yōko - Kimi ni Todoke (2009) Tanaka, Kaori - SHI KI (2010) Shiokawa, Tamaki - Sparrow’s Hotel (2013)

Debra Philece Sampler

TV/Voice Actress September 1, 1956 San Angelo, Texas July 1, 2021 Los Angeles, California Takeru “ T.K.” Takaishi - Digimon: Digital

Monsters (1999) Hiyori Tamura - Lucky Star (2014) Taokaka - BlazBlue -Calamity Trigger- (2008)

Kayaharuka

Mangaka NA July 6, 2021 Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha ~Shijō Saikyō no

Maō no Shiso, Tensei Shite Shison-tachi no

Gakkō e Kayou~ (2018)

Satō, Sanpei

Mangaka September 11, 1929 Nagoya July 31, 2021 Tachikawa Fuji Santarō (1965) Skatan Co. (1966) Yushi-Kun (1968)

Suda, Masami

Animator, Character Designer September 16, 1943 Saitama August 1, 2021 Hokuto no Ken (1984) Hellsing Ultimate (OAV 2006) Uchū Senkan Yamato Fukkatsu-hen (2009)

Fred Laderman

Producer February 19, 1927 Toledo, Ohio August 3, 2021 Los Angeles, California G-Force: Guardians of Space (1986) The New Adventures of Gigantor (1993) Astro Boy (2005)

Minamoto, Tarō

Mangaka March 2, 1947 Kyōto August 7, 2021 Homo Homo 7 (1970) Fūnjitachi: Bakumatsuhen (1979) Unryū Honba (1999)

Chiba, Shin’ichi

Actor, Martial Artist January 22, 1939 Fukuoka August 19, 2021 Kisarazu, Chiba Duke Togo/Golgo 13 - Golgo 13: Kūron no

Kubi (1977) Mimura, Makio - Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)

Nihei, Masanari

Seiyū December 4, 1940 Nagata, Kōjimachi, Tōkyō August 21, 2021 Ide, Mitsuhiro - Ultraman: Kūsō Tokusatsu

Shirīzu (1966) Genda, Akira - Mighty Jack (1968) Hiroaki Tobe - The Ultraman (1979 anime)

French Alexis Tickner

Actor/Voice Actor August 26, 1930 Olney, Illinois August 26, 2021 Vancouver, BC, Cananda Dozle Zabi - Mobile Suit Gundam (2001) Watari - Death Note (2007) Kazundo Gohda - Ghost in the Shell: Stand

Alone Complex - Individual Eleven (2011)

Edward Asner

Actor, Voice Actor November 15, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri August 29, 2021 Los Angeles, California Grandpa Ayanokoji - 3×3 Eyes: Legend of the

Divine Demon (2001)

Saeki, Kayono

Mangaka March 30, 1952 Hagi, Yamaguchi August 29, 2021 Uchū Saigo no Otoko no Monogatari (1972) Smash! Meg (1980) POISON (1991)

Yamamoto, Ei’ichi

Producer, Director November 22, 1940 Kyōto September 7, 2021 Tetsuwan Atom (1964) Jungle Taitei (1965) Uchū Senkan Yamato (1974)

Suzuki, Yūshi

Director, Animator NA September 9, 2021 Hungry Heart: Wild Striker (2002) Uchū Kyōdai (2012) Edens ZERO (2021)

Saitō, Takao

Mangaka November 3, 1936 Wakayama September 24, 2021 Golgo 13 (1968) Nippon Chinbotsu (1970) Onihei Hankachō (1993)

Sugiyama, Kōichi

Composer, Conductor April 11, 1931 Tōkyō September 30, 2021 Tōkyō Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman: Gekijōban (1979) Densetsu Kyojin Ideon (1980) Dragon Quest (1986)

Shirato, Sanpei

Mangaka February 15, 1932 Tōkyō October 8, 2021 Tōkyō Kogarashi Kenshi (1957) Kamui Den (1964) Watari (1965)

Fujii, Daisei

Game Designer Kanagawa October 12, 2021 Super Robot Taisen (1991)

Okamoto, Tetsuji

Mangaka 1933 Tōkyō October 12, 2021 Tōkyō Kamui Den Dai Ni-bu (1988) Kamui Gaiden: Saikai (2009)

Christopher Ayres

Voice Actor

May 16, 1965 October 18, 2021 Houston, Texas Kei Kurono - Gantz (2005) Lin Kaifun - The Super Dimension Fortress

Macross (2006) Frieza - Dragon Ball Z Kai (2010)

Ono, Hiroshi

Video Game Creator/Artist June 24, 1957 October 16, 2021 Galaxian (1979) Xevious (1982) THE iDOLM@STER ONE FOR ALL (2014)

Iijima, Toshihiro

Director

September 3, 1932 Tōkyō October 17, 2021 Ultra Q (1966) Kaijū Daifunsen Daigorōtai Goliath (1972) Homecoming (2011)

Jack Angel

Voice Actor

October 24, 1930 Modesto, California October 19, 2021 Malibu, California King Zarkon - Voltron: Fleet of Doom (1986) Radish Spirit - Spirited Away (2001) Cid Sophiar - Final Fantasy XV (2016)

Sugimoto, Saori

Seiyū November 17, 1964 Fujisawa, Kanagawa October 21, 2021 Catherine Bloom - Shin Kidō Senki Gundam

Wing: Operation Meteor (1996) Minami, Sanae - Green Green (2003) Makiba, Ramurin - Shima Shima Tora no

Shimajirō (2012)

Ōta, Yoshiko

Seiyū April 25, 1932 October 29, 2021 Leo - Jungle Taitei (1965) Otowa, Kyōko - Ace o Nerae! (1973) Takada, Gan - Yatterman (1977)

Yoshimoto, Kinji

Animator, Director February 27, 1966 Hiroshima November 5, 2021 Megazone 23 (1986) Plastic Little (1993) Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō (2019)

Nobumoto, Keiko

Writer March 13, 1964 Hokkaidō December 1, 2021 Macross Plus (1994) Cowboy Bebop (1998) Space Dandy (2014)

Scott Page-Pagter

Automated Dialogue Replacement Director,

Voice Actor

June 13, 1969 December 5, 2021 Marmalade Boy (2002) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) Big Bad Beetleborgs (1996)