No word on how he died, but he was 76, so it might've just been old age. Still, sad to hear.
RIP Toshio Hirata
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RIP Toshio Hirata
I'm surprised I haven't seen anything mentioned on ANN or other news sites (I guess people are waiting for an official statement?) but industry people have been tweeting about Director/Animator Toshio Hirata passing away on the 25th. He was most known for directing stuff like The Fantastic Adventures of Unico, Bobby's Girl, Barefoot Gen 2 (he also helped on the first one), Time Stranger, Twilight of the Cockroaches...the list goes on an on. http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php ... hio_hirata
No word on how he died, but he was 76, so it might've just been old age. Still, sad to hear.
No word on how he died, but he was 76, so it might've just been old age. Still, sad to hear.
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