I read today on AnimeVice.com that Daisuki Gouri, who readers of my anime reviews will recognize as the voice of Hiromi Yamazaki of Mobile Police Patlabor, and one of the two voices for Mari in the Project A-Ko series, died recently, of an apparent suicide.
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Various outlets are reporting it: Roy E. Disney, nephew of Walt Disney, has passed away from Stomach Cancer. Roy worked for his Uncle and Father’s company as an editor, screenwriter, and producer in the 1950’s and went on to be head of Disney Animation during a period that brought the company back from near extinction with films like Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.
He’s also known for several battles within the company. As a major shareholder, he deposed two company Presidents and fought to keep the company’s quality from dropping to, what he thought, were unacceptable levels.
AnimeVice.com is reporting that ADV, a long time distributor and translator of anime and other Japanese films for the US market has shut down, with the company’s AnimeNetwork.com service and some of it’s licences being transitioned to holding companies. Read the rest of this entry »
Anime News Network is reporting that director Takuji Endo, who was the animation director (but not the overall director) of Patlabor: WXIII, and also worked on Record of Lodoss War, Captain Harlock: Endless Odyssey, and the X/1999 OVA has passed away, of unspecified causes.
CNN is reporting that actor David Carradine was found dead in his Bankok hotel room.
Carradine had performed in over 100 feature films, including the cult classics Death Race 2000, The Silent Flute, and the Kill Bill duology. He was 72 years old.
It never rains but it pours.
Comic Book Resources is reporting that the house of Len Wein, the creator of Swamp Thing and Lucius Fox for DC and Wolverine for Marvel, and DC’s editor during Crisis on Infinite Earths and Watchmen, has burned down – over half the house was a complete loss, and his dog was killed as well. Wein was largely working as a freelancer at the time of the fire, so these are tough times for him.
CBR will have details on how we can help as soon as they are available.
In addition to game designer Dave Arneson being in the hospital due to his cancer worsening, the official Star Wars blog is reporting Aaron Alliston is in the hospital as well, undergoing a quadrupal bypass surgery. If you want to help, there are two ways you can do it:
- Alliston’s family has started a blood donation sponsorship – if you are in the Dallas area you can go to Carter BloodCare center, or the National Blood Exchange, and say you’d like to donate blood for Aaron Alliston, a Carter BloodCare patient, and give his sponsor number – SPON 047786.
- You can send cards (but not perishable items or flowers) to
Aaron Allston
c/o Del Rey Books
1745 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
I’d like to wish Aaron a speedy recovery, and in general I hope he gets well soon.
This story came of the RPG.net forums, and is on the unofficial Original D&D Forums. Dave Arneson – co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons with E. Gary Gygax, is currently in the hospital due to his cancer worsening, and his outlook is poor. I currently don’t have any additional information from that. Arneson’s family has requested that they not be contacted over this – no cards or anything. So, all we can do right now is keep him in our thoughts/prayers/send vibes/etc.