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In Memoriam

Tomoyuki Dan
Voice Actor
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Naruto Shippūden, Air Gear, Ghost in the Shell Arise

Roger Ebert
Film Critic

David R. Ellis
Director
First director for live-action Kite film

Kei "K" Goto
Singer
Lead singer for the band Pay money To my Pain which performed themes for Buzzer Beater and One Outs

Isuka Hakozaki
Manga Creator
Caterpillar

Tohru Hirayama
Producer
Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Stronger

Chieko Honda
Voice Actress
Flower Witch Mary Bell, Full Moon o Sagashite, Kimagure Orange Road, Revolutionary Girl Utena, ToHeart 2

Touyou Ikeda
Producer
Kaleido Star, Gate Keepers

Takkou Ishimori
Voice Actor
One Piece, Buzzer Beater, Magic Knight Rayearth 2

Hirō Isono
Illustrator
Mana (Seiken Densetsu) video games

Sukekiyo Kameyama
Voice Actor
Magical Angel Creamy Mami, Winnie the Pooh, Catnapped! The Movie

Isamu Kaneko
Software Developer
Winny

Ryuichi Kaneko
Science Writer
RahXephon, Uchu Kubo Blue Noah, Kyoryu Wakusei, Gene Diver, Kyuumei Senshi Nanosaver

Shigeru Katsumi
Singer
8 Man

Yanwari Kazama
Manga Creator
Taberemasen

Ryoko Kinomiya
Voice Actress
Galaxy Express 999, Mach Go Go Go, Prince Planet, Queen Millennia, Saint Young Men

Ryutaro Nakamura
Director
Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey, Ghost Hound

Goro Naya
Voice Actor
Lupin III, Space Battleship Yamato, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Yūji Nishi
Manga Creator
Andō Natsu - Edo Wagashi Shokunin Monogatari, Hana China,Minna no Bus

Hiroshi Ogawa
Character Designer/Animator
Crayon Shin-chan, Lupin III, Maison Ikkoku, Grave of the Fireflies

Eiichi Ōhtaki
Singer/Composer
Composed second opening theme for Chibi Maruko-chan

Nagisa Oshima
Director
In the Realm of the Senses, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Band of Ninja

Jerry Russell
Voice Actor
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, D.Gray-man, Casshern Sins, Spice and Wolf II, Shakugan no Shana III (Final), Wolf Children

Jun Sadogawa
Manga Creator
Noodle Fighter Miki, Amane Atatameru

Yasuo "Yakkun Sakurazuka" Saitou
Comedian/Voice Actor
Full Moon o Sagashite, Zettai Shonen. Detective Conan

Kaoru Shimamura
Voice Actress
Chrome Shelled Regios, Devil Lady, Macross 7

Toren Smith
Translator, Studio Proteus founder
The Legend of Kamui, Appleseed, Lone Wolf and Cub, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Astro Boy

Tsuyoshi Takishita
Voice Actor
Dynasty Warriors video games

Kim Thompson
Fantagraphics Books founder
"Amazing Heroes" magazine, Usagi Yojimbo editor

Kiichi Toyoda
First Shonen Sunday Editor
Very first editor-in-chief of Shogakugan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine

Ichirō Tsunohazu
Manga Artist
Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni

Kenji Utsumi
Voice Actor
Fullmetal Alchemist, Macross Plus, Dr. Slump

Noboru Yamaguchi
Author
Zero no Tsukaima light novels

Takashi Yanase
Manga Creator
Anpanman

Yasuda
Manga Artist
Kana-chan Tsukareteru!!, Ageha Chō Aishiteru