Sad news arrives from Japan, as illustrator and character designer Mutsumi Inomata passes away at the age of 63. Inomata died on March 10, 2024, but the news of her passing was shared on March 17 in Japan by her sister on Inomata’s X (formerly Twitter) account. No details about the cause of her death have been revealed.
Mutsumi Inomata was born on December 23, 1960, in the Kanagawa Prefecture, and she wanted to work in the anime industry from early childhood, as she was a big fan of anime in general. After working for Maki Pro, she landed her first professional gig with Ashi Productions, working as an animator, key animation director, and character designer on several anime television series.
Over the course of her career, she has worked on numerous anime series and films, either as an animator or character designer. Some of her major works include 1983’s Plawres Sanshirou, 1985’s Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko,...
Mutsumi Inomata was born on December 23, 1960, in the Kanagawa Prefecture, and she wanted to work in the anime industry from early childhood, as she was a big fan of anime in general. After working for Maki Pro, she landed her first professional gig with Ashi Productions, working as an animator, key animation director, and character designer on several anime television series.
Over the course of her career, she has worked on numerous anime series and films, either as an animator or character designer. Some of her major works include 1983’s Plawres Sanshirou, 1985’s Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
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