According to animator Murata Toshiharu’s blog, animator Yamauchi Toshio passed away on August 24th. Director Daichi Akitaroh looked back over Yamauchi’s contributions to Ojarumaru and cried all the night through. Director Hirakawa Tetsuo tweeted that the deaths of Kon Satoshi and Yamauchi Toshio have changed the history of anime.
Yamauchi Toshio’s major works:
Lupin III (key animation)
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (key animation)
Future Boy Conan (key animation)
Ojarumaru (graphic director)
Spoon Oba-San (graphic director)
Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer (key animation)
Grave of the Fireflies (key animation)
Kiteretsu (general graphic director)
Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo (general graphic director)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (key animation)
Sources: Murata’s blog, Daichi’s tweet, Hirakawa’s tweet
