Shin-Chan Creator Dies in Accident
Yoshito Usui, 51 years old creator of the Japanese manga and anime Crayon Shin-chan, was found dead Sunday in the mountains north of Tokyo.
According to news reports, Usui had told family he was planning to climb a mountain in Gunnma prefecture and went missing on Sept. 11. Japanese media reported that he may have fallen from a cliff. His body was found with wounds to his chest.
Crayon Shin-chan, about a mischievous 5-year-old boy, became a hit manga in the 1990s, with 49 volumes published in Japan. An English-language version was published in the United States by CMX, an imprint of DC Comics. The series jumped to anime in 1992, and continues to run today.
I didn’t expect this would be happen after hearing him missing. This is just too sad, we have lost a big mangaka star. I love to read Crayon Shin-Chan since I was 14 years old, it is so hilarious on how shin-chan behavior that is so naughty but straight forward.
