Media Factory's MF Bunko J Editor-in-Chief Taiji Misaka announced on Wednesday that Zero no Tsukaima (The Familiar of Zero) author Noboru Yamaguchi passed away on April 4 after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 41.
Yamaguchi was writing game scenarios when he made his novel-writing debut in 2000 through the Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. He then published the first volume of his most famous work, the Zero no Tsukaima light novel series, through the MF Bunko J imprint in 2004. The series eventually amassed 20 main volumes, five side story volumes, and four anime seasons.
Yamaguchi had confirmed in 2011 that he had advanced-stage cancer that was originally considered inoperable. However, during an unrelated gallstone surgery, the cancerous growth was confirmed to have shrunk in size. Yamaguchi then learned that there was surgery that he could have that might cure the cancer. He reported later that year that this surgery ended without incident, although he returned to the hospital at the end of 2011.
Yamaguch had planned to end the Zero no Tsukaima light novels last year before his cancer diagnosis and subsequent operation. Media Factory published the 20th of 22 planned volumes in February of 2011. Zero no Tsukaima F, the fourth and final anime series, premiered in 2012.
Yamaguchi had just returned to work last year, and he wanted to resume his Zero no Tsukaima novels at the beginning of this year. However, he reported in November that this is unfeasible due to his most recent hospital stay for surgery, and apologized to his readers for the wait. He vowed to continue writing when his health returns "no matter what," and thanked everyone for the words of encouragement — in Japanese and in English.
Yamaguchi's family held a service on Tuesday.
pfft... and no one cares about Madoka huh? Fine... she is mine anyhow!Dat Mami.
Muzaffar's back!
RIP Yamaguchi.
I'd seen anime since I was 7 but Zero no Tsukaima is actually the first anime that opens me to more open world of manga and anime back in 2007. Sad to see the author pass away on such age.![]()
Something that would really suck is if the guy for this series died. He's been drawing just about every week for nearly 40 years, it's the longest manga in history by far.
Resharing this beautiful drawing from earlier since it deserves appreciation:
*le manga picture*
That moment when all tension is released with one passionate kiss. [/dreamy]
Resharing this beautiful drawing from earlier since it deserves appreciation:
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That moment when all tension is released with one passionate kiss. [/dreamy]
-> ...
-Todays AEAW-
A sequel of my Madoka pic before:
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pfft... and no one cares about Madoka huh? Fine... she is mine anyhow!![]()
Hey, Madoka is pretty cute... unfortunately, so is everyone else. You can keep her, I'll have Sakaki from Azumanga Daioh...
You are a sick horrible pervert... Even if she is actually 18 by the end of the series... And even if she is basically as attractive as a cartoon character could be... Stop ruining my massively delayed childhood...![]()
She's just so sexy in THAT pic.
I hope you weren't talking about the figurine.
Everyone here has a particular "crush" on a character or two.
Yes. Now I have TWO people against me? Fantastic, Mr. Fox! Okay fine, how's this:
I have a small crush on Sakaki. Nothing bad about that.
Better, yes?
I think I see why I never post here. I make the wrong choice of words, and this is what I get. I'll just leave this stuff to the 'true' anime fans and I'll just go away.
Urgh, stop making me confess my teenage dreams -_-
Booooth![]()
Everyone here has a particular "crush" on a character or two.
Anyways, Asuka FTW. Everyone knows this.
this has made my morning.
Haha, go to hell, dude.
I remember one (amongst others that I won't go into detail in here ¬¬) that was really, really weird. We were commisioned by who knows who or what to take care of... a jar. The thing seemed to be empty but it also seemed to be life-or-death important, so there we were, Fuu in full armor and 2-meter sword, and I, sitting in two chairs in front of some incredibly long stairs, with a bottle in front of us. talking nonsense. That was it. That was all the dream. And it was pretty long if I remember well.
When I woke up I was like man, what a waste. I wish I could at least remember the conversation![]()