Anime industry veteran and longtime director of the Doraemon film series, Tsutomu Shibayama, has sadly passed away at the age of 84. The heart-breaking news sent shockwaves through the Japanese ...

Veteran anime director Tsutomu Shibayama is no more. He passed away on March 6, 2026, due to lung cancer. The Doraemon director was 84 years old. Legendary anime director Tsutomu Shibayama, best known ...

Popular veteran anime director Tsutomu Shibayama has passed away. He was 84 years old at the time of his death. Under his direction, Doraemon is the favorite anime of people aged 8 to 80. He created ...

The Edo-Tokyo Museum’s reopening is happening soon after four long years, but until that fateful day, here’s another exhibition to check out. Earlier today, March 27, saw the debut of ‘100% Doraemon & ...

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The creator and illustrator of Doraemon, the popular atomic cat who's graced the pages of magazines and comics strips for decades, died last week. A partner of Fujiko A. Fujio for many years, Fujiko F ...

In the anime world, directors play a significant role in bringing to life stories via television series and feature-length films. One of the longest-running directors in the industry, Tsutomu ...

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