Animator Koichi Tsunoda has passed away!

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I'm Rafael Alves, known as Shinzo, founder of AnimeNew. I created the site in 2009 with the mission of sharing news and updates about anime, manga, and...

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Sad news for fans. It was announced on Friday, January 17th, by the press office of the Animazement (North Carolina).
Animator Koichi Tsunoda had been battling cancer for a long time and, unfortunately, did not survive. Koichi Tsunoda passed away last Tuesday, January 14th.

The Animazement event will donate $1 from every ticket sold to cancer victims in memory of Tsunoda.

Tsunoda worked on several anime such as Galaxy Express 99, Mazinger Z, Final Yamato, Transformers: The Movie, among others.

Our thoughts and condolences to the family and all the fans!
Rest in peace , Tsunoda!

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I'm Rafael Alves, known as Shinzo, founder of AnimeNew. I created the site in 2009 with the mission of sharing news and updates about anime, manga, and games directly from Japan.