The creator of Pokemon, Takeshi Shudo, passed away at 4:03 AM JST on October 29th at the age of 61.
“MSN Japan reports that Takeshi Shudō, former head writer of the Pokémon anime, collapsed at Nara railway station’s smoking area around 6:00am on Thursday, October 28th. Upon being discovered by a passerby, he was rushed to the hospital and is undergoing surgery. It was soon determined at the hospital’s emergency care center that Shudō had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage in his head. ” -bulbanews
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R.I.P. Takeshi Shudo, you made many children, teens, and even adults happy. Pokemon will surely live on… :’) Ash will become a master someday… he sure will :D
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Follow up article on Kotaku, too.
So tragic, he was so young too!
RIP Takeshi Shudo, and thank you for a great anime/movies. :’) My childhood wouldn’t have been the same without it.
RIP