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Veteran animator, director, and character designer Masami Suda died at age 77. According to Nikkan Sports, the animator had reportedly passed away on August 1, 2021.
Born in 1943, Suda was one of many animators that worked in the industry during anime’s rising popularity in 1960s Japan. His first project was working on the original Speed Racer at Tatsunoko Productions in 1967. Later, he would go on to work on other prominent children’s shows such as Gatchaman and The Genie Family, mixing between freelance and working at Toei.
Eventually, Suda would go on to work as a character designer and director on Fist of the North Star. A few years later, he also worked on other notable series such as SLAM DUNK, the Speed Racer remake, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the Viewtiful Joe anime as animation director. Up until 2014, Suda worked as a character designer in the Yokai Watch anime.
Veteran animator, director, and character designer Masami Suda died at age 77. According to Nikkan Sports, the animator had reportedly passed away on August 1, 2021.
Born in 1943, Suda was one of many animators that worked in the industry during anime’s rising popularity in 1960s Japan. His first project was working on the original Speed Racer at Tatsunoko Productions in 1967. Later, he would go on to work on other prominent children’s shows such as Gatchaman and The Genie Family, mixing between freelance and working at Toei.
Eventually, Suda would go on to work as a character designer and director on Fist of the North Star. A few years later, he also worked on other notable series such as SLAM DUNK, the Speed Racer remake, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the Viewtiful Joe anime as animation director. Up until 2014, Suda worked as a character designer in the Yokai Watch anime.
