Guin Saga Author Kaoru Kurimoto Dies
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: May 27, 2009 13:57 JST
- Tags: Fantasy, Guin Saga, Kaoru Kurimoto, Medical, Novels, Obituaries
Kaoru Kurimoto, esteemed authoress of the long running and highly popular fantasy novel series (and lately anime) Guin Saga, has passed away at the age of 56.
Her death is apparently the result of a long battle with cancer of the pancreas, so it is not entirely unexpected.
Her passing cuts short a long and illustrious writing career which has seen over a hundred novels published, many of which have been translated into English, and much critical acclaim.
Via Sankei.
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Fuck no! At least the light novels are done [I think] but how about the manga and the anime? I hope the studio stays true to the plot now that she's dead.
Fuck no apparently the light novels still haven't ended. We might as well forget a proper ending to Guin as well.
Holy Crap, news on a author i actually care about D:
My condolences to the family
I saw the Guin Saga English translated books on sale at the book store. The anime perked my interest, but it didn't really gave me any urgency to read it. So I mentally filed it under "thinks to pick up eventually when I'm bored". The series was also said to be the inspiration of the current generation of fantasy mangaka and authors like Kentaro Miura and Ryo Mizuno.
Maybe I should start picking up this series now. Better late than never.
R.I.P.
my condolence here
I just wondering is it the best time to stock up on her novel. Because as she is died i think the price novels are going to skyrocket.
Rest in peace...
Oh dear, I was enjoying Guin Saga's ED that day, recommended by my friend...
Rest in peace~
R.I.P // i am a god of myself AHAHAAHHAHAHAH //
Another sad tale, rest in peace.
Man u lot are selfish, i'd just like to say my regards and thanks for what is a good anime
now lets hope for Oishiiro Oda and Ken Kishimoto and Tite Kubo to die so their craps end with them.
Damn...Guin Saga was quite good,the world is so cruel.
Rest In Peace.
*raises hand in front of face in Buddhist form* namu...
May she rest in peace.
....
Oh, well, Guin Saga will finally end, unlike Naruto, One Piece and other crap.
People hoping for a true end to the story shouldn't despair yet. With cancer, you have some idea that you're going to die soon, unlike a car accident which can end it all suddenly. She might have known she was going to die and tried to write out an ending to the story, needing only an editor to put it together, or maybe another author to finish filling in the gaps.
It's not too difficult to imagine something like that happening. When J.R.R Tolkien died, his son Christopher drew from his father's notes to complete some of his father's unfinished stories, and even some original stories of his own.
Sad news indeed.
Other of her works was the yuri story "The Sword of Paros" (Paros no Ken) where she wrote the story and the art was done by the famous Yumiko Igarashi (Candy Candy manga artist).
R.I.P. Kaoru Kurimoto-san
This makes me sad. I've never heard of the series before now, but the fact that a story will never reach it's conclusion makes my heart ache.
Not saying that the woman's death isn't sad, but rather that the story's never reaching its desired ending is heartbreaking, as stories are a part of the people who make them.
I was really sad this morning when I read the news. An unfinished story is always something to regret, but because of this today I had a bad case of "melody-stuck-in-your-head-that-doesn't-want-to-go-away" with the Neverending Story movie theme...
A sad day for recent guin fan,but rest assure your saga will not go unheard of.
Read in peace I shall.Rest in peace our beloved mangake.
And nothing of value was lost.
You sure? did she drop any good loot?
Droped a few epic manga volumes and a notepad for a quest loot.
Uncreative person using someone else's joke is uncreative.
you monster
It's Anonymous, I believe this is implied.
He's probably a depressed EMO.:)
*lowers head in Respect*
~ Rest in peace ~ Kaouru Kurimoto.
So... How would the story finish now?
to be continued afterlife...
Just when the manga moved to the anime shelves, with even the likes of the distinguished Nobuo Uematsu helping to bring the story into life...
*chime*
I don't even know who this was, never heard of that series. So really, nothing of value was lost.
R.I.P
So I guess the anime won't have a real conclusion then...
she may of made pre made endings incase of something like this. but further more RIP.
R.I.P. Kaoru Kurimoto
R.I.P
There was some kind of leopard there that knows MMA
Oh my God...:[
Rest in peace.
I say too =/
Wow you faggots are worst than console fanboys.
Exactly...
Another great artist return to the embrace of The Lord please rest in peace.
If you still believe in a god, you're doing it wrong.
your already grown up and still believe in god?
god is like santa claus
once you grew old you stop believing
No, once SOME people grow old they stop believing.
The majority of people still do.
I still believe in God, and, amazingly enough, Atheist comments and insults don't sway my views.
It's more of a test really.
As some people get older they blame their fuckups and mistake on something else other than themselves, hence why they stop believing and go on with the mindset that they're right, the rest is wrong, but hey that's my opinion.
Wow it seem my simple condolence message to late mangaka sparked a religious discussian of deity's existence.(^.^)Well i would like to express my graditude for responding to my message(move to tears).For everyone information, i am not a religious person nor believing in a "giant flying spaghetti bolognese approaching Adam",buuuut i don't enjoy mocking people's believe not because i'am afraid of ill omen,curse or something,is because i respect religions which been guiding us for all this time in this harsh world we are living in.I bet it will be much more worse if w/out them! For certain people, believing in something makes their life even worth living which is a wonderful thing.P.S."Santa does exists!He usually appear in the mall or charity places every December".(^_^)
Intercourse with God? Dude what "divine" fetish you have.(^_^)As for your reference of Hell, hmmmmmm no thks Satan prefers Homos like Anons,i wish you happiness. (^.^)
FUCK GOD! Haha, see you in hell! :D
psst... santa claus doesn't exist either. Tell the rest.
god does not exist... final
Like I would believe in an anonymous person who faps to idols and 2D stuff xD
Final? Really? Christians and every other person can agree that they're not 100% that there's a God, meaning there's no solid proof, and Atheists can also not say for sure that a God DOESN'T exist. Anyone that says otherwise is a retard.
There is no final until we die, then we'll see what's really there.
No, Atheists too. They have no proof a God doesn't exist, and even they can agree that some weird shit goes on for there not being a God.
I think those are Agnostics you're talking about.
You can always tell when someone has the symptoms of "4chanfaggottitis".
Amen to that!
Agnostics, generally speaking, don't take the hardlie athiest position of "there is no god", but rather, the position of "fucking prove it" (directed at both the religious and atheist camps).
What are you talking about? Weird shit? You're the only weird shit I see here!
I thought agnostics are people who don't believe that the existence of god can be proven? So if you're a religious person or an atheist yet you don't believe it can be proven then you're definitely agnostic.
And believe me, there are people who believe it can be proven whether got exists, theists and atheists alike.
Also, if the weird shit you're referring to are unexplainable phenomena, it doesn't mean that there's a God immediately. It just means that we don't have enough understanding of the phenomena yet in order to come to a decisive conclusion. Same goes for proving/disproving the existence of God, it's just a matter of time.
Even atheists have to admit they don't know there aren't gnomes in my garden. Hyuk hyuk hyuk, my epistemology is unassailable because they use magic! I'm a genius!
"especially ones that imply the person thatdied is now suffering eternal damnation". Wow you sounds like you been there before!(^0^)
Then perhaps you should elide your superstitions from these discussions, especially ones that imply the person that died is now suffering eternal damnation despite all of your best wishes.
Faggots like this always have to throw their opinions in. Who the fuck cares what someone else believes?
Give it a rest already, douchebag. Someone died.
PFFT. What are you doing here? God does not approve.
Wait? God doesn't exist. So who left the comments?
If "GOD" does not approve, then I will dethrone "GOD", take the title and approve it.
"Love one"
Pssssst.i bet if your love died you don't to them aswell "GoD wAnNa Be"? :)
Let's see you try.
Regardless of whether or not she is in a better place now, her legacy on Earth is secure. Her work will continue to bring joy to people around the world.
the novel of guin saga is way too looooooong
She died after her novel was turned into an anime. I guess you could say she died happy (despite the pancreatic cancer). Life's mission accomplished.
Hence, we shall wish her a LONG peaceful rest, in heaven.
novel or manga?
will the anime continue?
Novels. I see no reason the anime wouldn't continue.
RIP
At least an adaptation was released. Maybe having it made served as somewhat a planned final accomplishment. RIP.
We need a Speaker for the Dead. We need someone to Speak her death.
OK what the hell do you want?
FIAL!!
SHIPPAI!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE FAIL IS OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAND!
MASTER OF "FAIL".
You fail to spell "Fail".
Fail of fail...
lul spearker.
Spearker?
What kind of spear is it? is it a Lance of Longinus?
I'd choose Andrew Wiggins. But he'll be here in 200 years.
You spelled loled wrong btw, and RIP
I lold.
Anyway, RIP, Kurimoto Kaoru.
Rest in Peace, Ma'am.
OH noo :(
Rest in peace Kaouru Kurimoto.
That's sad ;_;
rest in peace
Wow 120+ volumes? How long is it per volume? 30 pages? If I write that much I would probably be sick as hell too.
RIP.
lolz most inappropriate icon EVAR XD
ROFLMFAO. Inappropriate for this story it is.
OMG your icon...
Someone might pick the light novels up and continue? Souten Kouro is like that isn't it.
May she rest in peace. One of my favorite novel series, and to think we may never see the end. T_T
NOO!!!!
Is he write the ending!??
Please no cliffhanger for eternity!!
You do know she's a she, right? Or is that just a typo on your part.