 Dai Satou posted on Friday that fellow scriptwriter Keiko Nobumoto died on December 1 due to esophageal cancer. She was 57.Nobumoto began her career as a scriptwriter for the Tobe! Kujira no Peek (Fly! Peek the Whale) movie in 1991 and the Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashitta special in 1993. In 1994, she began collaborating with director Shinichiro Watanabe in the original video anime and movie versions of Macross Plus. Nobumoto and Watanabe continued working on titles including Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and SpaceβDandy. She most recently wrote the script for episode 15 of Carole & Tuesday. Nobumoto also created the Wolf's Rain anime series, which was produced by Bones in 2003, followed by a four-episode original video anime sequel in 2004. She also collaborated with director Satoshi Kon on the Tokyo Godfathers anime movie and Katsuhiro Otomo on his World Apartment Horror live-action movie. Source: Gigazine |
DatRandomDudeDec 10, 2021 10:16 PM
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| Rest in peace, 57 is too soon. And from cancer too. |
| Rip Keiko Nobumoto. |
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| See you Space Cowgirl :'( |
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| RIP. See you space cowgirl. :( |
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| holy shit... i haven't even seen Cowboy Bebop yet either...... may she rest in peace |
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| Rest in peace..... |
| RIP i love your work on Cowboy Bepop π |
| "When There Is Evil In This World That Justice Cannot Defeat, Would You Taint Your Hands With Evil To Defeat Evil? Or Would You Remain Steadfast And Righteous Even If It Means Surrendering To Evil?" |
| Oh My gosh RIP :( that’s very sad |
| RIP, you will never be forgotten. |
| That's so many impressive anime, wow. It's really sad that she's gone (and at 57 - that's too soon). Rest in peace... |
| Already knew about it, but glad to see that someone created a thread about it here on MAL. I will forever be grateful to her for creating Wolf's Rain, one of the most impactful and important experiences of my life. |
| Wolf's Rain really is special and it will always stay in my memory. RIP to the amazing creator. |
| damn, 57? rest in peace |
| Rest in peace legend |
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| The animanga she wrote surely left a mark. RIP |
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| Phenomenal! Respect for everything she did as a creator. R.I.P |
Geark77Dec 11, 2021 3:58 AM
| rest in peace lady. |
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| I love Wolf's Rain.Rest in Peace. |
| Rest in Peace.RIP |
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| Wolf's Rain was such a great series, so many great series that they worked on as well.. rest in peace... |
| RIP Legend ): I watched Wolf's Rain and it was very enjoyable |
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| Such sad news. I've lost count of how many times I've watched Wolf's Rain. Another legend's life has ended. |
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| Not going to lie, I'm not too familiar with her, but its crystal clear she has had a hand in making many great series. Rest in peace, you will be dearly missed. |
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