Color Designer Michiyo Yasuda Dies at 77

by tsubasalover
Oct 11, 2016 10:30 PM | 16 Comments

It was announced that color designer Michiyo Yasuda has died at age 77 on October 5. The cause of death was an illness. A private funeral with her husband and relatives has already been held.

Yasuda debuted as a color designer in 1976, working on Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri, and in 1978 she worked on Mirai Shounen Conan, where she was fully in charge of the color designs for the first time. She was also the color designer for many prestigious Studio Ghibli films for more than 30 years until her retirement in 2008, where Gake no Ue no Ponyo was her last film. In 2013, she returned one last time to work on Kaze Tachinu with Hayao Miyazaki before his retirement. Yasuda worked on films such as Mononoke Hime, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi and Howl no Ugoku Shiro, and more.

Source: Sankei

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TT-TT Thank you for your work Yasuda-san!! Rest in Peace

Oct 16, 2016 7:49 PM by Aris18

RIP A legendary artist.

Oct 14, 2016 12:55 PM by Haneken2086

Ah no! This is sad!

*Grabs Kiki, Chihiro and Ponyo* Time to Praise by enjoying her works!

Respect to the Family and colleagues.
You will be missed, praised and acknowledged for Decade's to come!

Oct 13, 2016 5:38 AM by Leentje

The person who brought such beautiful colors to those Ghibli films R.I.P your legacy shall be remembered

Oct 12, 2016 7:40 PM by ino0987

So many deaths past little while. Enjoyed a lot of the work she worked on too. RIP.

Oct 12, 2016 7:24 PM by Tyrel

Very sad. : ( The anime community has lost yet another amazing talent. Thank you Mrs. Michiyo Yasuda for all your hard work and quality work. Your legacy will live on in the expertly colored works you have left behind and new fans will continually appreciate your amazing work. You made a number of Ghibli works really look amazing and numerous other works. My prayers and thoughts go out to her, her family, friends, and my fellow fans.

Oct 12, 2016 9:58 AM by Otaku-Hermit

Anonymousmon said:
why there are so many people die in this week...

Nope, not this one. It's just the news wasn't published/known the day/week they died.

Oct 12, 2016 5:38 AM by Rayzer

;_; Rest in peace <3

Oct 12, 2016 4:25 AM by MaahHeim

Amazing body of work. Rest in Peace.

Oct 12, 2016 2:50 AM by simo000

I loved her contributions to the industry :sob: it's a shame that she had to pass away. That being said, I am noticing that a lot of people are dying as of late :sweat_smile:.

Oct 12, 2016 1:20 AM by -Sabre-

At the very least, she lived to a good old age.

RIP.

;_;

Oct 12, 2016 1:05 AM by phoenixalia

She had an amazing contribution to anime industry.

Oct 12, 2016 12:33 AM by shanimebib

why there are so many people die in this week...

Oct 11, 2016 11:30 PM by nendoroidwaifu

Yourlolm said:
RIP
So many VAs are passing away this week.
This is just too sad :(

With the exception, Yasuda-San wasn't an Voice Actress.

It's always hard to say goodbye, especially for a legend at Ghibli. From what I've seen in Documentaries/Interviews she seemed to have lived a happy and fullfilled life. May you rest in peace, Michiyo Yasuda.

Oct 11, 2016 10:53 PM by Kusanagi

It must be the week of death or something, so many people dying at the same time. RIP.

Oct 11, 2016 10:41 PM by thebrentinator24

RIP
So many VAs and staff are passing away this week.
This is just too sad :(

Oct 11, 2016 10:39 PM by Yourlolm