Sadness: Pokémon Anime Creator Passes Away
Takeshi Shudo, head writer of the original Pokémon anime series, has passed away. He was 61 years young and friends with tons of little monsters, who will all miss him dearly.
Takeshi Shudo is also credited as the sole writer for the first three Pokemon movies, as well as many novels based on the series.
Over the weekend, Mr Shudo was found to have collapsed at a train station in Nara City and was rushed to hospital. He was pronounced dead soon after, suffering from a subarchnoid hemorrhage.Shudo worked as cheif writer of many of the Pokemon episodes from 1997 to 2002. He also wrote for 'The Magical Princess Minky Momo".
*Poké-bawling my eyes out* GW tries using Resurrection. It isn't super effective :( Rest in peace you Pokémon patriarch, you.
Pokemon Anime Creator Takeshi Shudo Passes Away Aged 61 [aussiegamer]
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Thanks to Staticwolf, Braden and ShadowSushi, who all took the day off work to watch old episodes and eat cereal. It's like a sad Saturday morning.
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