{"id":642618,"date":"2024-10-26T10:06:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T07:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/background-art-director-ryo-kono-passes-away\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T10:06:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T07:06:15","slug":"background-art-director-ryo-kono-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/background-art-director-ryo-kono-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"#Background Art Director Ryo Kono Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ryo Kono<\/strong>, an anime<\/a> background art director who worked on titles like Devilman Crybaby<\/em> and Mob Psycho 100<\/em>, has passed away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A recent post on Kono\u2019s X (formerly Twitter<\/a>) account, made by her nephew, said that she died suddenly on October 23 JST. Gastrointestinal bleeding is suspected to be the cause.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kono, whose real name is Hiromi Kono<\/strong>, was a Tokyo native who had been involved in the anime industry since at least the 1980s. Her person profile<\/a> on Madhouse<\/strong>\u2018s website says that the first Madhouse production Kono worked on was 1983\u2019s Genma Taisen<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kono\u2019s credits include:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Perfect Blue<\/em> (background artist)
\u2022 Metropolis<\/em> (assistant background art director)
\u2022 Paranoia Agent<\/em> (background art director)<\/span>
<\/span>\u2022 Ghost in the Shell: Innocence<\/em> (assistant background art director)<\/span>
\u2022 Transformers: Cybertron<\/em> (digital background art supervisor)<\/span>
\u2022 Kemonozume<\/em> (background art director)
\u2022 Space Dandy<\/em> (background art director)
\u2022 The<\/em> <\/span>Rol<\/span>ling Girls<\/em> (co-background art director)<\/span>
\u2022 Carole and Tuesday<\/em> (background art director)<\/span>
\u2022 Super Crooks<\/em> (background art director)<\/span>
\u2022 DAN DA DAN<\/em> (art board artist)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: <\/strong>@fairvoid<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n