Shigemi Ikeda , renowned art director and founder of the set design studio Atelier Musa , passed away on October 13th at the age of 69, as confirmed by his family.
Born in Shinjuku , Tokyo, Ikeda graduated from the animation program at the Tokyo Designer Academy (now Tokyo Net Wave). He began his career in the art department of Ad Cosmo, and later worked at Group TAC and Studio Uni before founding Atelier Musa. It was there that he left an unforgettable mark as an art director.
Ikeda's career is impressive, with contributions to iconic series in the Gundam , such as Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn , Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack , Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket , Turn A Gundam , and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED .
Besides One Punch Man , he also directed Boku no Hero Academia , Yakusoku no Neverland , Overlord , Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) , and Planetes , among others.
Finally, in 2009, Shigemi Ikeda won the Primetime Emmy Juried Award for animation for his work on Afro Samurai: Resurrection .
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