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studio Gonzo Art director confirmed on October 26 Ikeda Shigemi Died on October 13 at the age of 69.
Ikeda’s family announced his death on his X/Twitter account on October 26, noting that his funeral would be held only for close family members.
Ikeda won the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation” for his work as art director on “Animation.” Flash TV and Gonzoof Afro Samurai: Resurrection TV movies.
Ikeda’s prolific career included his first stint as art director Afro Samurai anime series, asshole!, bocurano, Ganz, Add more wood, Inuyasha, library wars, Mobile Suit Gundam’s Char’s Counterattack, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ —and many others later Gundam Projects include Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Mobile Suit Gundam THE ORIGIN, Mobile Suit Gundam UCand the most recent Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM Movie – Phantom – Animation, planet, starship troopers, Macross Delta, fantasy doll, Boogie Pop and Moreall seven seasons my hero academia Anime, all four seasons and movies Overlord Animation, first two seasons one punch man japanese cartoon, There’s something wrong with my teen romantic comedytwo seasons The Promised Neverland, Yakshahime: Half-demon princess, Infinite Livius, Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040, bubblegum crisisand more.
Ikeda is also a representative of Background Art Studio Muse Workshopwhich he founded in August 1986.
source: GonzoX/Twitter account and English X/Twitter account, Ikeda ShigemiVia MyAnimeList’s X/Twitter account
