Monday, September 21, 2009

Usui-san, I wish you peace in your eternal rest.


Usui Yoshito-san, I wish from the heart you rest in peace.
To Usui-san's family..心よりお悔やみ申し上げます , kokoro yori okuyami moushiagemasu.

You shall be forever remembered in our hearts.


Yoshito Usui (臼井儀人 Usui Yoshito, April 21, 1958 – September 11, 2009), born in the Shizuoka Prefacture, Japan, was a manga artist known for being the author of the popular manga Crayon Shin Chan.

On September 12, 2009, Usui's family reported him missing from his hometown of Kasukabe when Usui did not return from hiking in nearby Gunma Prefacture.Saitama Prefacture Police began searching for him at the family's request on September 15 and expanded their search to nearby prefectures.

On September 19, 2009, a body with clothes matching those described in the report filed by Usui's family was found at the bottom of a cliff in the Mt. Arafune of the Gunma Prefecture. The body was identified by dental records and family members the next day as being that of Usui. (source : Wikipedia)


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