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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Great Rumbler on July 25, 2013, 09:31:55 AM

Title: Ryutaro Nakamura [director of Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey] is dead
Post by: Great Rumbler on July 25, 2013, 09:31:55 AM

Quote from: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-25/serial-experiments-lain-director-ryutaro-nakamura-passes-away

The official Twitter feed for the Chibi Neko Tom no Dai Bōken anime announced on Thursday that anime director and storyboard artist Ryutaro Nakamura (Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey) had passed away on June 29 at 4 p.m. after months of being hospitalized while fighting colon cancer. The announcement was made after permission was given by his family. He was 58 years old at the time of his death.

Nakamura was the director of the Chibi Neko Tom no Dai Bōken anime before his passing. He is possibly best known for his work as director on the Serial Experiments Lain anime. He is also known as the director of the Kino's Journey, Sakura Wars, and Ghost Hound anime series'.

One of the all-time greats in anime, no question.  :fbm

And his next work was going to be another awesome scifi show with Yoshitoshi ABe.  :'(

Title: Re: Ryutaro Nakamura [director of Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey] is dead
Post by: Polari on July 25, 2013, 09:47:40 AM

OK

Title: Re: Ryutaro Nakamura [director of Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey] is dead
Post by: Eric P on July 25, 2013, 01:53:41 PM

sucks

lain was some next level stuff at the time

Title: Re: Ryutaro Nakamura [director of Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey] is dead
Post by: Himu on July 25, 2013, 04:32:52 PM

Jesus this is sad. Was a visionary. RIP. :(

Kino's Journey is top 20 best anime tv series.

Title: Re: Ryutaro Nakamura [director of Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey] is dead
Post by: chronovore on July 25, 2013, 07:10:05 PM

Colon cancer. That is awful.

Title: Re: Ryutaro Nakamura [director of Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey] is dead
Post by: tiesto on July 25, 2013, 08:02:41 PM

Really sad to hear, Lain is one of my favorite animes of all time :(