Yoshito Usui was found dead at the foot of a cliff near the Gunma prefecture’s Mount Arafune. He was a 51 years young.
Usui was most famous for creating the manga Crayon Shin-chan, a weekly serial published in Weekly Manga Action. First debuting in 1990, the series follows the comedic adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke “Shin” Nohara and his family, friends and neighbors. The manga and its 1992 anime adaptation have been regarded by some as Japan’s equivalent to The Simpsons, and is popular worldwide, aired in Spain, the US, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, Poland, Vietnam and other countries.
At the moment it is not clear what will happen to the future of the series. Hopefully it will continue on in some fashion. Even so I will surely miss Usui’s work.
[Source Japanator]
*Begins to type a response but notices a Shinchan DVD ad to the left*
Good night sweet prince
~Party party join us join us party party join us join us!
Let’s all tug our noodles in respect for this great man.
I am saddened that a such an awesome man has passed. His legacy will continue to live on in Crayon Shin Chan.