Director Satoshi Kon passes away

[Smooth Criminal]

This is breaking news just coming in as I type this, emanating from the Twitter account of GAINAX's Yasuhiro Takeda and later confirmed by Madhouse's Masao Maruyama via the Otakon committee, but the renowned and much-admired anime director Satoshi Kon passed away yesterday at the age of 47.

During his life, Kon was responsible for a numer of high-profile animated efforts featuring his distinctive themes and styles, not least the movies Perfect Blue and Paprika, as well as the Paranoia Agent television series.

I'm sure it goes without saying that Satoshi Kon's influence will be immensely missed by anime fans around the world, and our thoughts go out to his friends and family with this tragic news.

Source (http://www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Director_Satoshi_Kon_passes_away.html)

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Why did such an amazing director have to die? He made Paranoia Agent, and a number of amazing movies. I wonder what's going to happen to the project he was working on, The Dream Machine.

I'm really going to miss him.

[madanthony]

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

This sucks.

[FelixTM]

I'm sad. At least I can be thankful for the great work he gave us, though it was too little...

[Rob]

Seconding RIP posts here.

[Hanabira.Kage]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db-NukNM_9s

Dying at the age of 47...it's really much too soon...how did he die?

[Daimean]

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

This sucks.
*pushes button* D:
I loved his work =/

[ShevaLi]

He was a great director. I loved Paranoia Agent.