MM! Author Akinari Matsuno Passes Away
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Apr 26, 2011 21:58 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Light Novels, Media Factory, Obituaries, Suicide
Light novelist Akinari Matsuno, best known for harem series MM! (or EmuEmu!), has passed away, at the age of only 32.
Publisher Media Factory provides an obituary:
They state he “died suddenly” but provide no cause of death or allusion to illness or accident, which, when coupled with his relative youth, has lead to some not unreasonable speculation that he may have committed suicide (suicide is actually the leading cause of death for Japanese in their twenties and thirties).
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Holly shit!
I'd say a silly joke normally but i'm actually sad about this news...
One more mangaka going down...one more happy face for ishihara...
umm, i think the article said light novelist, which is actually the only breed of otaku culture author not persecuted by ishihashishi...
Man, this is depressing.
My condolences to his relatives.
arg >_<
Rest in peace...
*tears*
;_;
MM was pretty funny as well. was hoping for second season
He shouldn't have hold himself back to give us more pantsu shots with his MM! That alone could have save him.
Men and right after everything in the anime was just to awsome and there want be any season 2 at all
Well...while it is sad that we are most likely not gonna be seeing season 2, I'm still glad that season 1 was animation. This is because for an author (manga or light novel), to have his work being adapted into an anime is still considered as an honorable achievement in Japan (no matter how good or bad the anime adaptation is).
I'm happy for him that his work managed to get adapted to anime before he goes. May he rest in peace now.
Nooooo
MM was a great series although i haven't finished it as of yet, i guess i should do that know to honour his passing, RIP and my condolences to the family and friends :(
MM was awesome. It's sad to lose another bright light on this earth. My condolences to friends and family.
Condolences for the family of Akinari Matsuno. Dying such at an early age is so sad. Hope you're happy in the other side.
RIP
Sad news. MM! was among the series that made me laugh a lot last season.
I was expecting for the second one, but now the mind behind it is gonne... :/
I'm sorry which was the sad news? Him dying or you crying from EmuEmu!
No just pulling your leg. It was one of the freshest ideas that had to do with Harem titles shame it had to end to suddenly
Now I feel even worse for giving it a 4 out of 10 score on MAL...
Bump for 3/10
Bump for you to die.
hmm, MM i shall not miss, but he was still young, could have written something worthwhile later...
rest in peace brother
Well at least there is people like his work unlike you who no one know or even care about
your MM! series was enjoyable...
may you rest in peace.
32 is definitely not a good age to go!
(Wipes tears)
It always seems that 32 is the year that those with potential for greatness are taken away from us:
Bruce Lee being the saddest and most famous example...
(Wipes more tears)
MM! was good, it's truely a shame ;_;
>MM! was good
are you fucking serious
@Michael
It's an opinion, you asshole.
A person died and all you can do is go around and argue about meaningless stuff like that...
Seriously?! MM! was a horrible series, almost unwatchable.
@Michel
You must really have it bad with the girls if your badmouthing something as good as MM!
Time for your post to slowly disappear into oblivion
No I won't bother correcting my misspelling of your name
Yikes. Just when I was starting to start my MM anime run...
Can't say i never had laughs watching MM!, not as good as I expected but I never regarded it as a waste of time watching it, it was kinda fun watching Mio torturing Tarou. lol Was expecting for a second season but meh, this sucks. RIP
Rest in Peace, my friend. My deepest condolence goes to his family and friends. -_-
+1
All the silly comments aside....
Someone passed at the prime of life doing something he loved and worked hard to achieve.
My condolences goes out to his loved ones!!
It's a very sad loss.
If he died of violence, I hope it was not of his own hand, but rather being stomped by a lovely woman.
I am at a loss, I guess this means we don't get to see season 2? =(
Indeed, rest in peace Mr.Matsuno.
Guess the curse of the Gods worked out. LET BE A LESSON TO YOU ALL THAT YOU SHALL FALL LIKE HIM. PRAY FOR SALVATION AND DO NOT GO TO CHURCHES FOR THEY ARE THEMSELVES CORRUPTED.
Damn this is depressing, I really liked MM and it sucks that he died.
I really love MM too and hope for the season 2. Maybe not anymore.
Rest in Peace...
May you be re-born again in a world where every single hentai and anime is uncensored and enjoyed by everyone...
@Andices
Me too...I would love for another season...
Lol and same here
another season would be great
What's with the R.I.P.s!!!
I wish for his to either be immediately be reincarnated to enjoy his life OR join the cast of the 2nd season of Angel Beats!
^
^
Now that's what I call praying
People have a really bad habit to die sometimes. Maybe I should try it someday too.
This is the result of constantly masturbating for 22~ years.
You’re right. It’s natural for humans to create misery out of the pleasure.
I think the grin plastered on your face at death would be a giveaway
I will remember this fine person!
I loved Season 1 and I love Ayana Taketatsu even more because of him! Ironically cause I have a "Death Fetish" - no joke.
Well if MM was kind of a secret portrayal of his own life as a masochist if he was one. Well I'd say things got a little too extreme and a little too kinky.
Why suicide he made a good series no season 2
Also if he portrayed himself trying what the guy does in the manga well that explains so much
Nothing unusual about this persons' death, of which I've no doubt this one fell to the dreaded and most evil of all ends~
~~~Congenital heart defect!
I was watching the 24 hr headlines news channel when I saw them show the moment when John Ritter Died! Know why I write that? Because since it's a 24hr HALF hour show, the next cycle came to see that they removed video! I saw his eyes.. how stunned he was when his heart exploded. If you wiki him, the lie goes that he died later.. but when your heart pops. You. Die.
~~Genetics~~
You can smoke till your 110 years old or die with a six pack ab at 28 because in the end.. No matter what you do to yourself; it all comes down to GENETICS.
What the fuck are you talking about faggot?
there are ways to prevent genetic diseases and tendencies, and i can assure you, there is not many people with a predisposition to die young naturally since for starters you wouldnt be able to reproduce much sicne they didnt have much time.
Get your facts straight kid, 1 lesson of genetics doesnt mean you know everything.
And just an fyi, from two people who have similar genetic makeup (eg family)the oen that workouts WILL SURELY live longer than the one that smokes two packs of cigarretes a day.
oh and another thing chd is normally cause by a combination of the conditions of the enviroment AND genetics, its rarely caused just by genetics. (im anon 11:11
Man I loved MM it really was thinking out of the box that title was, I can't believe of all the useless people like Ishihara around the world this genius had to kick the bucket
Bad and unwanted people have lives like roaches. They are usually the last to die in any case.
What? Ignoring the grammar, a lot of the situations where kind of generic beyond the S&M loving main character.
I thought it was alright, but I can also see why a lot of people hated it.
Same here....may he rest in peace.
I liked the manga and anime series....how sad indeed.