| In an official announcement by the publisher Media Factory, it was announced that Yamaguchi Noboru, author of the light novel "Zero no Tsukaima" passed away on April 4th at age 41 after more than two years of fighting cancer. Yamaguchi debuted as a novel writer in 2000 by writing for Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. He later moved to MF Bunko J and published "Zero no Tsukaima" in 2004. Altogether, the incomplete series includes 20 volumes of the main novel and 5 volumes of spinoff novels. The full series of the light novel also got adapted into 4 seasons of anime. Source: Media Factory official announcement |
NaruleachApr 10, 2013 11:38 PM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| He was only two volumes away from finishing the 22 he wanted to write as well. ;_; |
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| As I said in another thread R.I.P. Your character will always be remembered by many. |
 Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
| R.I.P. Thanks for writing ZnT |
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| Yamaguchi... My heart sunk when I saw "ZnT Author..." He was such in high spirits even with cancer. He's been in and out of the hospital; despite that, he wanted to return to his work. I'm so sorry Noboru-san...(;_;) |
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| whattttt. that sucks. 41? hellah young too. wtf. |
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| "I want to live." Strong words, Yamaguchi-sensei.  |
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Sad day :( |
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| Wow at this sad news :(. Loved this guy's work with Zero no Tsukaima and I respect him for all of his efforts in writing despite the cancer. R.I.P to this great author. |
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PrincessJavi said: But that character still memorable to anime fans.Like I said before, this is tragic, I feel bad that he never got to finish his story. even though he created the worst anime character in history I enjoyed reading the novels, and I send a prayer out to his family and to noboru R.I.P. |
| Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
| R.I.P. Yamaguchi Noboru-Sensei. |
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| This year is pretty Sad :( to many great people died and your one of them Yamaguchi, Noboru Thank you and RIP |
| Requiescecat in pace. |
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| R.I.P. Zero no Tsukaima will always be one of the series I enjoyed. It's sad that he wasn't able to finish it until the end :( |
| This is a signature. |
| Whoa, what the hell? At 41? Just...Wow... |
| R.I.P. so the light novel of Zero no Tsukaima can never end :(  |
Shocked said: Your reaction match your username.Whoa, what the hell? At 41? Just...Wow... |
| Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
| RIP |
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| I doubt this but I hope that JC don't milk this. |
| Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
| RIP Yamaguchi-sensei |
| Heard about this first from ANN. zenith_kim94 said: I haven't watched the anime nor read the LNs, but since he's in the industry I admire, he has my respects. R.I.P. Exactly. R.I.P. It's always sad to hear about someone go in the industry. |
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| God damn cancer, man. RIP. |
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NeoAnkara said: But how?I doubt this but I hope that JC don't milk this. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: Well JC already end ZnT knowing this will happen.NeoAnkara said: But how?I doubt this but I hope that JC don't milk this. |
| Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
NeoAnkara said: But since you use present tense for "don't milk this" I was thinking you are talking about future projects not project that was in the past?symbv said: Well JC already end ZnT knowing this will happen.NeoAnkara said: But how?I doubt this but I hope that JC don't milk this. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: I was mentioning about the posibility of something ZnT related being made in the future.NeoAnkara said: But since you use present tense for "don't milk this" I was thinking you are talking about future projects not project that was in the past?symbv said: Well JC already end ZnT knowing this will happen.NeoAnkara said: But how?I doubt this but I hope that JC don't milk this. |
| Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
| R.I.P. Noboru Yamaguchi. =( The Zero no Tsukaima series was one of my favorite animes. |
 Credit to Hihanteki |
| Sad to pass away and be only 41. I enjoyed Zero no Tsukaima pretty so thank you. I hope you can Rest In Peace, Yamaguchi Noboru. |
| R.I.P sir! |
 "Have you ever encounter a wild beast that guarantees to never bite anyone?" ~ Roronoa Zoro |
| Never read his books and didn't like the ZnT anime much, but this is still horribly depressing news. Cancer is a bastard. RIP. :( |
NeoAnkara said: In this case then perhaps your statement should be put towards Media Factory not JC because whether a LN gets an anime adaptation is almost always decided by Publisher, NOT the studio.symbv said: I was mentioning about the posibility of something ZnT related being made in the future.NeoAnkara said: But since you use present tense for "don't milk this" I was thinking you are talking about future projects not project that was in the past?symbv said: Well JC already end ZnT knowing this will happen.NeoAnkara said: But how?I doubt this but I hope that JC don't milk this. A very common misunderstanding by western/overseas fans is how they think a studio does everything from initiation of project to marketing. This could not be further from the truth. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| oh men this is such a sad day zero no tsukaima is one of my favorite series one why must the good die so young and he was so close to finishing it too. and he fought bravely right trough the end to finish it now we will never know the ending R.I.P to one of the great We will all miss you :'( |
symbv said: You learn something new everyday.NeoAnkara said: In this case then perhaps your statement should be put towards Media Factory not JC because whether a LN gets an anime adaptation is almost always decided by Publisher, NOT the studio.symbv said: I was mentioning about the posibility of something ZnT related being made in the future.NeoAnkara said: But since you use present tense for "don't milk this" I was thinking you are talking about future projects not project that was in the past?symbv said: Well JC already end ZnT knowing this will happen.NeoAnkara said: But how?I doubt this but I hope that JC don't milk this. A very common misunderstanding by western/overseas fans is how they think a studio does everything from initiation of project to marketing. This could not be further from the truth. |
| Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
| RIP :( This is awful news to wake up to |
| 2011: Novel author Yamaguchi Noboru posted in his twitter that he will be hospitalized tomorrow and will take a major surgery in August. He said he would have been dead if he had missed the chance to take the operation. "The 21st volume of Zero no Tsukaima novel will be delayed at least for two months. Please forgive me! Damn! I'll live on. I had been desperate, but I miraculously got an opportunity to take the operation. There is a possibility of survival. I really want to live." ;_; |
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| So, can anyone give a quick summary on where the novels will go/are on hiatus? |
| R.I.P |
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KazukiJurai said: 2011: Novel author Yamaguchi Noboru posted in his twitter that he will be hospitalized tomorrow and will take a major surgery in August. He said he would have been dead if he had missed the chance to take the operation. "The 21st volume of Zero no Tsukaima novel will be delayed at least for two months. Please forgive me! Damn! I'll live on. I had been desperate, but I miraculously got an opportunity to take the operation. There is a possibility of survival. I really want to live." ;_; That's so sad....he did great work that entertained many, many people. He'll live on through Louise and Saito. |
| I enjoyed Zero no Tsukaima, fucking cancer. May you rest in peace. |
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bNq said: So, can anyone give a quick summary on where the novels will go/are on hiatus? your concern is touching. |
| Whoa that sucks. RIP. I thought ZnT was great, sad to see him go with it unfinished. |
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| As a person who really adored the novels, I'm truly torn. May he rest in peace, it's sad how more novel authors seem to go. |
| ZnT will always be engraved in our hearts... R.I.P ;_; |
| Rest in peace. His characters shall live in his honor. It's just sad he died so young and without being able to complete the series. Maybe he didn't want to but was contracted to do so. Either way I hope he can ease his mind now. |
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