{"id":561421,"date":"2023-03-09T12:01:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T09:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/code-geass-character-designer-takahiro-kimura-passes-away-at-58\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T12:01:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T09:01:50","slug":"code-geass-character-designer-takahiro-kimura-passes-away-at-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/code-geass-character-designer-takahiro-kimura-passes-away-at-58\/","title":{"rendered":"#Code Geass Character Designer Takahiro Kimura Passes Away at 58"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28857540438\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28857540438\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/code-geass-character-designer-takahiro-kimura-passes-away-at-58\/#%E2%80%9CCode_Geass_Character_Designer_Takahiro_Kimura_Passes_Away_at_58%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Code Geass Character Designer Takahiro Kimura Passes Away at 58&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCode_Geass_Character_Designer_Takahiro_Kimura_Passes_Away_at_58%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Code Geass Character Designer Takahiro Kimura Passes Away at 58&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Code Geass\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire2\/d7b7acff8609f21c2aec343895cd684b1678352181_main.jpg\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 360px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The official <em><strong>Code Geass<\/strong><\/em> project website announced today that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> character designer\u00a0Takahiro Kimura\u00a0passed away on March 5 after battling amyloidosis, a chronic illness. He was 58.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Born on May 19, 1964, in Fukuoka prefecture, Takahiro Kimura became enamored with anime after watching <b><i>Armored Trooper Votoms <\/i><\/b>while he was in university. He decided to enter the anime industry after watching the first few episodes of <b><i>Blue Comet SPT Layzner<\/i><\/b>, eventually joining Osaka-based studio Anime R and debuting uncredited on the same <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> doing finishing work.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kimura\u2019s key animation debut, again uncredited, was in the 1987 anime series <em><strong>Lemon Angel<\/strong><\/em>, eventually providing key animation on <b><i>City Hunter<\/i><\/b>, <b><i>Idol Densetsu Eriko<\/i><\/b>, <b><i>Mobile Suit Victory Gundam<\/i><\/b>, <b><i>Cutie Honey <\/i><\/b>and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His first anime character design work would be for 1994\u2019s <b><i>Dirty Pair Flash<\/i><\/b> OVA series, where he\u2019d previously done the character designs for the <b><i>Advanced Variable Geo<\/i><\/b> PC engine video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. He\u2019d go on to produce the character designs for <b><i>GaoGaiGar<\/i><\/b>, <b><i>Betterman<\/i><\/b>, <b><i>Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway<\/i><\/b>, among many more that of course include the <b><i>Code Geass <\/i><\/b>franchise, its 2019 film\u00a0<em><strong>Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection<\/strong><\/em> and the upcoming\u00a0<em><strong>Code Geass: Z of the Recapture<\/strong><\/em> anime series.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><center>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ja\">\u3010\u8a03\u5831\u3011\u6728\u6751\u8cb4\u5b8f\u6c0f\u3000\u901d\u53bb\u306e\u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b<\/p>\n<p>\u300e\u30b3\u30fc\u30c9\u30ae\u30a2\u30b9\u300f\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u3067\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u3092\u52d9\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc\u306e\u6728\u6751\u8cb4\u5b8f\u3055\u3093\u304c 2023\u5e743\u67085\u65e5\u306b\u6c38\u7720\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/p>\n<p>\u30b3\u30fc\u30c9\u30ae\u30a2\u30b9\u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5 \u95a2\u4fc2\u8005\u4e00\u540c \u5fc3\u3088\u308a\u3054\u51a5\u798f\u3092\u304a\u7948\u308a\u7533\u3057\u4e0a\u3052\u307e\u3059<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RHcGjfwwDr\">https:\/\/t.co\/RHcGjfwwDr<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bX7WSoW60e\">pic.twitter.com\/bX7WSoW60e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 \u30b3\u30fc\u30c9\u30ae\u30a2\u30b9\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8 (@GEASSPROJECT) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GEASSPROJECT\/status\/1633739657442914304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <b><i>Code Geass<\/i><\/b> staff members revealed the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> publicly at the request of Takahiro Kimura\u2019s family and wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cKimura has given life to many characters in his animations and illustrations and has been able to create wonderful animated films that deeply move hearts. We have nothing but words of gratitude to him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We echo that statement. Thank you for all your wonderful work through your illustrious career, Kimura, and may you rest in peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sources: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/geass.jp\/news\/archives\/1385\"><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(243, 156, 18); --darkreader-inline-color: #f4a529;\">Code Geass official website<\/span><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oricon.co.jp\/news\/2270969\/full\/\"><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(243, 156, 18); --darkreader-inline-color: #f4a529;\">Oricon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Daryl Harding is a Senior\u00a0Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. 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