Amped Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 Found this over at the BBC. Bummer for old-school robot fans... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3631529.stm Fire kills Japanese manga artistThe Japanese creator of the Ironman 28 manga cartoon has died in a fire at his home in Tokyo. Mitsuteru Yokoyama, 69, who also created Little Witch Sally, was found unconscious in his bed with severe burns and later died in hospital. Police said the fire was suspected to have been started by a lit cigarette by his bedside. Ironman 28 was one of the first Japanese cartoons to be exported to the US, where it was known as Gigantor. Yokoyama was inspired to draw by the late Osamu Tezuka, Japan's best-known manga cartoonist and creator of the Astro Boy series. Crime crusade Launched in 1956, Ironman 28 - known as Tetsujin 28 in Japan - was based on the US B-29 bombers that flew over the Kobe port where Yokoyama lived as a boy. The original comic book characters were transformed into a black-and-white animation in Japan before being picked up by Fred Ladd in the US, who created a colour version and changed the name to Gigantor. The robot was controlled by a young boy called Jimmy Sparks as they embarked on a crusade against crime. A new Ironman 28 series was released in Japan in April and DVDs are available around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobotFool Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 That really stinks. I used to watch Gigantor as a kid and really loved it. Probably one of the few oldschool robot show I really liked. Farewell Mitsuteru Yokoyama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beware of Blast Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 No this is wrong. 28 and 69 are suppose to be happy numbers. You got alot of work you haven't finish. Why sensei? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eriku Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Aw man.. Well, at least he left something great behind and now he gets to hang out with Yasuo Yamada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Pinche Haro! Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **falls to his knees and starts crying like a baby** so so sad...gigantro was one of the few anime series that got me hooked on anime...how sad...very very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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