Crayon Shin-chan Mangaka Killed in Clifftop Fall
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Sep 21, 2009 03:55 JST
- Tags: Crayon Shin-chan, Gunma, Mangaka, Obituaries, Saitama
Yoshito Usui, author of the famous manga Crayon Shin-chan, has been found dead on mount Arafune, apparently after a hiking trip gone wrong.
The 51-year-old author’s body was reported lying under the Tomoiwa cliff by a male hiker. His personal belongings was found near his body, including his backpack and mobile phone. He had been reported missing a week prior.
His remains were airlifted from the scene for autopsy, with police concluding he died of a collapsed lung and other injuries incurred during the fall, confirming the identity of the corpse with dental records.
The precise circumstances surrounding his death are not known, but police do not seem to be considering foul play or suicide likely explanations; attention focuses on the precarious and unfenced nature of the trail, although it is said to have long been accident free.
The publishers of the manga has extended their condolences to the family, and will review the uncertain future of Crayon Shin-chan’s publication.
Via Mainichi.










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This is why I rock the hikikomori lifestyle; every time you walk out your front door, you risk falling off a cliff, or getting hit by a bus or some shit. Just watching a few vids on TheYNC should convince you to never leave your home again if you can help it.
Most serious accidents happen at home, people just focus more on outside or peculiar incidents.
Nooo...!
pretty creepy huh imagine your going on a hike and coming across a corpse.
Well considering how Japanese people love to hang themselves in forests I think they would be less surprised than we are (although they probably still don't really expect to find dead people).
Rest in Peace, I was never a big fan but I did thoroughly enjoy the series when I was younger.
oh...
noooo!!!
I haven't even watched you show yet!!!
noooo!!!
go back!!!
Lol.
Girls gets raped, everyone laughs.
Artist dies, everyone is sad.
Hypocrites are right up there with the terminally idiotic on my depopulation list.
Along with people who make gigantic leaps in their assumptions, am I right?
real hypocrite is one whose depopulation list is useless
What happens when an artist dies, while raping a girl?
Tragicomedy?
No it's called FAIL
At least the girl would still be alive...
This is very sad news. I hope the best fr his family :C
And nothing of value was lost.
Naw man. That's just plain comedy.
Was already concerned and worried the worst might happened when it was reported that he went hiking alone.
A most unfortunate tragedy. Rest In Peace, the mischieves of Shin-chan will forever live on in our memories.
PS To all the anon trolls out there who show such blatant disrespect to the deceased in a pathetic attempt to grab attention: Please, FUCK OFF.
No matter his manga is nice or not, let him RIP...
R.I.P.
Ok... One rule in hiking is to never go alone. It's mostly basic. So where's his hiking buddy? For now it's pointing more on the foul play side.
Moron americunts... dont even realize than the shitty show they see on tv... has nothing to do with the original work.
Then again... its quite sad, Shinnosuke and his family had such fun adventures...
This is like the Simpsons suddenly were canceled forever.
Heck.
In an unrelated news, Seth MacFarlane drowned in a bowl of soup.
And Michael Bay tried to do auto-fellatio, but cracked his spine and died
Holy shit! i loved that show when they started airing it RIP!
And nothing of value was lost. I remember that strip from various genuine Japanese manga I'd buy here in Toronto.
The entire thing was this fat kid - Cartman before Cartman? - SCREAMING at the top of his lungs in every panel.
Real crap, unless I missed some brilliant dialog.
Nostalgic value mean anything for you, especially because the manga has been around for 30 years and uses typical Japanese family issues as its focus?
Also why is it that Mangaka die pre-maturely, is it some kind of conspiracy?
I loved the manga. It's full of childish humour that when you read it, you will remember back your childhood. Yes it might be over the top, but honestly it's a kid. I've handled kids before and believe me, most of them can be like that. Thus which is why I loved the manga. It was a direct, straightforward, simple and lovable.
I was always driving my parents to the point of insanity, Shin-chan is a perfect example of a kid. People just don't want to remember how shitty they were as kids or try to embellish their memories.
Killed by the thing he loved the most.
His manga is nice...
Well everyone like me who watched this series during their childhood days will sure be sad about this. R.I.P.
more like clifftop FAIL~! ohohohohoho ahhhh seriously though RIP
I'm gonna miss his manga. Crayon Shin-chan is one of the first manga I have read.Well I can't remember which one is my first anyway.
Freakin hate the anime, Fukken love the original manga.
Goodbye, so long and rest in peace Yoshito Usui.. T-T
R.I.P.
Now, someone has to take over the job to finish this classic properly for the sake of Usui-san's legacy.
Shitty dead for a shitty mangaka
everyone that we know is dying -_-'
Just gotta say... R.I.P !!
you know that he was a member or a strange sect and that he never went for a hike with out telling someone. some people actually think he was killed by the sect since he was a big contributer(money).
R.I.P.
Sad though it be that an artist dies, but it's been noted that this happens in three. He (to my recollect) will the second to pass away this year.
Kaoru Kurimoto; who penned the story of 'Guin Saga' died early this year. So I wonder who will be the third. It's a rather dark thought on my part, but it has happen quite often movie actors too.
Shin-chan was a great anime, R.I.P T_T
Loved this show... never missed it when I was living in Japan. Sorry to hear of the author's passing.
HAHAHAHAHAH thank fuck i hated that show
O noes, R.I.P. ...
I just started reading the manga a few days ago and found it hilarious. Now I come here and read this ;_;
RIP
Imagine what he was thinking when he was falling down....
Pity. I liked Shin Chan.
RIP sensei, we shall miss u
im sry for the negative comments posted by many dipshits around...but they are called dipshits for a reason
what a cliffhanger....
we will miss you
god bless his soul
i admit it honestly
i am not much a fan of crayon shin chan
but i do realise that this manga
successfully bring happiness to all
reader out there...
rest in peace ...
you had done very good deed
while you were alive
and hope u get good deed in return at heaven now.
R.I.P
i remember i first saw crayon shin chan on sale at a local comic store many years ago and decided to buy it... eventhough the art wasn't so good, the comedy really cracked me up XD..very sad loss..once again, R.I.P
I was shocked to hear this. It makes me especially sad when a mangaka dies. At least he left behind a legendary body of work.
RIP
Rest in peace yoshito usui
i don't think the continuity of the manga is important, since shinchan is a random gag manga. beside it's probably gonna suck if someone else continues it
sorry for the bad english
After the death of the famous japanese model then Michael Jackson after that Yoshito Usui!!!!
AHHHHHHHHhhhh whose next!!!!! why the world so bad!!!!!!
Now he looks more like his drawings
Rest in peace. I wasn't a big fan of his work, but it did make one or two of my days brighter. For that I'm grateful to Mr. Usui.
Agh, that sucks ;_; I loved Shin-Chan. The art made me laugh and the humor was amazing, the world is a sadder place u.u
R.I.P
The Day the Manga Died
His death was also reported on our local news, that just show how popular is shin chan,I never like his drawing but always love shin chan RIP
Sorry, he is dead and it seems every Japanese Otaku will follow him to the Cliff, and He will be remember when they all jump off the Cliff in the Memory of Yoshito Usui .
Yoshito Usui, good bye to you In my memory of you I have to say your a fucking Asshole.
i've read many of ur comments, its seems that ur a very negative person...
i dunno wat made u like this. but i feel sorry for u
rest in peace
Well, this was a great loss. I got quite a lot of memories from Shin-chan. :V
Ooooooooo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOB i am fan from crayon shincan >..<
RIP Yoshito Usui
R.I.P.
And trolls, keep trolling.
Damn, don't tell me the manga will stop. Even if it's continue by someone, I wonder it'll be interesting...
Highly doubt that. All those so-called Doraemon sequels and spin-offs turned suck after Fujiko's death, for example.
*Salutes*
my condolence
my condolences.
my condolences
RIP,,,
i used to watch shin-chan back then and had some funny memories of it with my classmates,
:'[
When I first heard that he was missing, I hoped he'd be found safe and sound. But when I heard the latest news of his death, my heart sank!
This guy created a very funny Anime and a funnyset of characters!
I used to watch "Shin-chan" on Adult Swim on Saturday nights.
My deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. And especially to all Shin-chan fans everywhere.
May the great Yoshito Usui rest in peace.
Sad news.
I don't know much of Shin-chan, but acknowledge it's importance.. far too many mangaka's I like were inspired by it.
RIP
I never watched this, guess is time to do so.
Gee, what a way to die, unprepared, R.I.P. !
Thank you for all the good laughs you have given me, thank you !
=[ Japan has become such a dangerous place...
R.I.P.
First Celebrities and Actors, then Bans on rape eroge,
and now Manga Artists...
Wonder what the rest of 2009 has in-store for us...
KING OF FIGHTERS THE MOVIE
NGE THE MOVIE
AKIRA THE MOVIE
K-ON THE MOVIE (A Disney Channel Production)
THE APOCALYPSE...oh wait, we still got a few years for that one.
Damn. No more action kamen randomness?! ;_; R.I.P.
R.I.P
Now I really hope that kentaro miura doesn`t suffer a similar fate...
+1
-1, biatch!
That mountain doesn't even look like the hiking type >,<
this is really sad. rest in peace.
hate the anime and manga but still pretty sad
RIP.. i remember watching the show as a kid
D.E.P. (R.I.P.)
Nothing is lost, really...
don't be a faggot
whoever called that Artefact would make an article ding ding you win!
Um, no... look at the author you twit.
Just read this news earlier this morning on Nigihana, and I got to say I didn't want to believe the story. But now with some more evidence it seems all to real to be made up.
A sad loss indeed....
u suk cocks
u do too, biatch!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
;___________;
I can't belive people make fun about dead people. Go back to kindergarten you TTGL otakus. Seriously!
Insulting TTGL?
................Fail fail fail fail Fail fail fail -9999999999999999999/10
Lol old-school faggot. Go back to drowning yourself in Getter Robo.
We're mourning a HERO you asshole now shut up and laugh with us. But to be blunt it is possible to mourn with humor and laughter i do.
woope forgot to say what i meant to post upon reading we shall sorely miss us and our sick twisted love of shin and action bastard.