Support NeoGAF

Branduil · Jul 25, 2013

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...ts-lain-director-ryutaro-nakamura-passes-away

The official Twitter feed for the Chibi Neko Tom no Dai Bōken anime announced on Thursday that anime director and storyboard artist Ryutaro Nakamura (Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey) had passed away on June 29 at 4 p.m. after months of being hospitalized while fighting pancreatic cancer. The announcement was made after permission was given by his family. He was 58 years old at the time of his death.

RIP

Hagi · Jul 25, 2013

fuck that sucks

Pau · Jul 25, 2013

Can cancer just go away please.

I hope his last days weren't too painful.

EVOL 100% · Jul 25, 2013

What?! Oh god, fuck. I knew his health was bad when Despera was put on hold, but I didn't know he had fucking cancer.

RIP. Serial Experiments Lain is one of the only anime that I still watch time to time to this day. It opened me up to so many different things. This is terrible.

metsallica · Jul 25, 2013

Pancreatic cancer again? Ugh, this is devastating news... Lain will always be my favorite anime, it's so beautifully ethereal, way ahead of its time. Join the wired, good sir.

Sorry, that was lame. I just don't really know what to say.

wwm0nkey · Jul 25, 2013

Wow R.I.P

AdventureMike · Jul 25, 2013

Krev · Jul 25, 2013

This is terrible. Fuck.

duckroll · Jul 25, 2013

He seems to have been pretty ill for awhile now, which prevented his next series from going into production. It's really unfortunate he didn't pull through, but at least he's no longer suffering. I'm not a huge fan of his works, but he definitely had a very unique eye as a director. I wonder if he was a photographer as well, considering how his works always seem to capture the environment and the state of characters in that environment more so than actual drama. Whenever I see overhead power lines I'll always think of him.

RIP.

Akuun · Jul 25, 2013

RIP. I liked Lain, despite fact that the show confused me more than any other anime to date.

BadWolf · Jul 25, 2013

Lain was so good.

RIP

Dresden · Jul 25, 2013

Dascu · Jul 25, 2013

Loved his work. What a shame.

RIP

metsallica · Jul 25, 2013

Kino's Journey was so wonderful too... sigh.

Finaika · Jul 25, 2013

Damn.

Didn't Satoshi Kon also died with the same cancer?

Foffy · Jul 25, 2013

RIP. I hope he didn't spend most of his final moments in pain, and that there is respite knowing he is no longer in suffering.

.la1n · Jul 25, 2013

NOOOOoooooo

metsallica · Jul 25, 2013

Finaika said:
Damn.

Didn't Satoshi Kon also died with the same cancer?

He did, yeah. Steve Jobs too (and countless others). Pancreatic cancer is pretty devastating as far as cancer goes.

Infinite · Jul 25, 2013

NonexistentK · Jul 25, 2013

me & my cat Kino who I named after the series are both sad. RIP

kingkitty · Jul 25, 2013

damn, RIP.

I remember first watching Serial Experiments Lain on Anime Unleashed, quite a unique show. Big loss.

Hachimaki · Jul 25, 2013

Damn... RIP

Really loved Kino's Journey.

KTallguy · Jul 25, 2013

I just bought that new Lain Mook like... yesterday. Really sorry to hear about this.

Pein · Jul 25, 2013

metsallica said:
Kino's Journey was so wonderful too... sigh.

yeah, one of my favorite shows ever. Lain was great too, I wish anime was more main stream so he could get more recognition.

JB2448 · Jul 25, 2013

What an unfortunate loss. The man did a lot of great work.

RIP

Dennis · Jul 25, 2013

Very sad. I recently discovered Seriel Experiments Lain.

RIP

.la1n · Jul 25, 2013

http://youtu.be/4-PkAQcuZOw

Manu · Jul 25, 2013

He didn't die, he's just hanging in the Wired now.

RIP. Fuck cancer. Hard.

radios shipping overview · Jul 25, 2013

WTF, Japan, stop working and smoking yourselves to death. You're losing your most valuable creators.

Kitsunebaby · Jul 25, 2013

Damn

I figured Despera wasn't gonna happen but part of me was still holding out hope. RIP.

Dragoon En Regalia · Jul 25, 2013

Shit, I didn't see this coming (any news-bits beforehand stating he was suffering?). His work on Lain, Kino, and many other works (Guskou Budori) remains as unique as ever in the anime industry, and he's passed away pretty young for a Japanese artist. RIP.

ryutaro's mama · Jul 25, 2013

bobbychalkers · Jul 25, 2013

RIP, Lain is amazing, been meaning to check out his other works for a while now.

Jay Sosa · Jul 25, 2013

I'm currently watching that show* :C

*and am confused as hell. But I like it.

Branduil · Jul 25, 2013

Kino's Journey was also a really good show.

Ghost Hound is very hit-and-miss.

FnordChan · Jul 25, 2013

Awful news. In addition to directing classic shows like Serial Experiments Lain and Kino's Journey, you have to admire a man who cut his teeth working as an animator on projects like They Were 11, Ashita no Joe, and the Space Adventure Cobra movie. Rest in peace.

FnordChan

Liha · Jul 25, 2013

I met during my community service many people with pancreatic cancer, one of the worst cancer types. R.I.P.

Saint Anima · Jul 25, 2013

RIP

Sad day. Loved Lain.

ZoddGutts · Jul 25, 2013

Branduil said:
Kino's Journey was also a really good show.

Ghost Hound is very hit-and-miss.

Liked Ghost Hound, only the rushed ending disappointed me.

Xelinis · Jul 25, 2013

This is the industry's most devastating loss since Satoshi Kon. He was really something else.

RIP

:-(

Iph · Jul 25, 2013

Wow, I had no idea he was sick. I don't keep up with news too much. Rest in peace. Another Big Lain fan here. Really influential anime of my pre-teen and teen years. Le sigh. :'(

FYC · Jul 25, 2013

Kino's Journey and Lain are amazing. Awful news.

RIP

LayLa · Jul 25, 2013

Kino's Journey & Lain are two of my favourite tv shows, so sad he never got to make Despera. RIP.

Ithil · Jul 25, 2013

Pancreatic cancer claims another anime master. Fuck that.

TheJollyCorner · Jul 25, 2013

well, that fucking bums me out.

Very young. Just like Kon.
Fuckin' cancer... -_-

Akahige · Jul 25, 2013

dam

rip

C-Drive · Jul 25, 2013

Present Day. Present Time.

R.I.P.

TuXx · Jul 25, 2013

Well, I'm in a sour mood now. Serial Experiment Lain is truly a work of art.

Hopefully they'll find a cure for cancer in our lifetime.

RIP

Femmeworth · Jul 25, 2013

Damn.

The only series of his I have fully watched is Kino's Journey, now is a good time to change that.

cj_iwakura · Jul 25, 2013

Femmeworth said:
Damn. The only series of his I have fully watched is Kino's Journey, now is a good time to change that.

Lain is a masterpiece.

We lost a legend.

And Despera is done.

Support NeoGAF

Ryutaro Nakamura, director of Serial Experiments Lain, passes away

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Unconfirmed Member

Member

Looking for meaning in GAF

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Banned

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Junior Member

Banned

Banned

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Member

Similar threads