Animator Shouichi Masuo Dies at 57

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Jul 25, 2017 11:12 PM | 30 Comments

The official website of studio Khara has reported that animator Shouichi Masuo died on Monday due to chronic illness despite having been under medical treatments. He was 57.

Masuo began his career in the anime industry as a key animator for Sengoku Majin Goushougun (Macron 1). He was well acquainted with Hideaki Anno, Katsuhiko Nishijima, and Kouji Itou, and established studio Graviton. Masuo was also a key staff member of the 1984 anime film Macross: Do You Remember Love?, Fushigi no Umi no Nadia, Musekinin Kanchou Tylor, and the Evangelion series.

Source: Sports Nippon

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RIP to a wonderful animator who worked on legendary shows (Macross, Nadia, Evangelion).

Jul 28, 2017 1:41 PM by Haneken2086

Rest in peace, good sir. I think it's time for me to start watching Evangelion.

Jul 28, 2017 9:12 AM by TheDoggoneGirl

this guy know his shit... RIP

https://sakugabooru.com/post?tags=shoichi_masuo

Jul 27, 2017 5:21 AM by Kuma

Rest well comrade.
It's sad to see more and more keep going ;__;

Jul 26, 2017 11:33 PM by Chandela

Rei366 said:
@VyseLegendaire @mozgow @Retro_Chocolate Based on the Sadamoto/forgot his name from a few years ago, they're probably in need of money to fund it and are still trying to make things in order to gather the money. Like "Tri-buster" and those recently announced Matsumoto-based movies.

Hopefully Top! 3 won't suck, seeing how much Gainax has gone downhill

Jul 26, 2017 8:04 PM by Retro_Chocolate

What a legend. Rest in peace.

Jul 26, 2017 5:44 PM by Syrup-

This man worked on sims amazing series. I will never forget Musekinin Kanchou Tylor or Macross: Do You Remember Love. Maybe he Rest In Peace and his hard work be remembered.

Jul 26, 2017 10:29 AM by CodeBlazeFate

Sad to hear it :( May he rest in peace.

Jul 26, 2017 9:40 AM by Chibi-Alice

Rest in peace.....we'll never forget you :(

Jul 26, 2017 8:43 AM by Xuiyii

An insanely talented animator has been teken from us

Jul 26, 2017 8:12 AM by JizzyHitler

I'm aware. Gainax today is like the sickly, AIDS-stricken leper step sister of the strident Khara. Pleas to emotion are all they have left for funding.

Jul 26, 2017 7:27 AM by VyseLegendaire

@VyseLegendaire @mozgow @Retro_Chocolate Based on the Sadamoto/forgot his name from a few years ago, they're probably in need of money to fund it and are still trying to make things in order to gather the money. Like "Tri-buster" and those recently announced Matsumoto-based movies.

Jul 26, 2017 6:59 AM by Rei_III

That's sad, I enjoyed a lot of stuff he worked on.
RIP.

Jul 26, 2017 6:39 AM by BitchOnTheBeach

Retro_Chocolate said:

mozgow said:

Honneamise 2 is just like Half Life 3 - we heard about it for years (and in Honneamise case for decades), yet there is no sight of them on the horizon.

I would say that chances for Honneamise 2 are even lower now...

But Uru in Blue (aka Honneamise 2) was given a 2018 release date. With it being that close, the film is probably almost done already, or at least pretty far in production. This isn't valve who isn't actually working on Half Life 3 and has given no confirmation about is whatsoever, we HAVE information on this. It might get delayed a bit, but I doubt it will be cancelled

I was certain that nothing new was announced after 2014, but now I read that as of June the movie is in production. How could I miss this?

Jul 26, 2017 5:39 AM by mozgow

mozgow said:

VyseLegendaire said:
I forgot to mention Honneamise 2 isn't out yet either. He was a producer on that as well.

Jul 26, 2017 5:31 AM by Retro_Chocolate

feels bad man.... RIP

Jul 26, 2017 5:27 AM by TapuTapuu

VyseLegendaire said:
I forgot to mention Honneamise 2 isn't out yet either. He was a producer on that as well.

Jul 26, 2017 5:19 AM by mozgow

I forgot to mention Honneamise 2 isn't out yet either. He was a producer on that as well.

Jul 26, 2017 5:05 AM by VyseLegendaire

RIP.

Something must be done to the welfare of these people man.....they're dying far too early left and right.