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sakabatou

(43,050 posts) Sat Jul 27, 2013, 02:39 PM Jul 2013

Serial Experiments 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 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.

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Serial Experiments Lain Director Ryutaro Nakamura Passes Away (Original Post) sakabatou Jul 2013 OP

So sad, too soon by far Bongo Prophet Dec 2013 #1

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1. So sad, too soon by far

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Tue Dec 3, 2013, 02:06 AM

Dec 2013

SE Lain and Kino's Journey are two of the best anime I have seen -- and that's a lot.
I always wondered what he would do with Alpha Cafe - a great manga that needed a gentle touch to allow the atmosphere itself be the star. A slowly dying world...

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