RIP SATOSHI KON


On Tuesday Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 46. So was it a big deal?

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-25/director-satoshi-kon-wife-writes-about-his-passing

http://subatomicbrainfreeze.typepad.com/subatomic_brainfreeze/2010/08/rip-satoshi-kon-were-lost-without-you.html

http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1818:rip-perfect-blue-director-satoshi-kon&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=167

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/08/25/rip-satoshi-kon.html

http://www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Director_Satoshi_Kon_passes_away.html

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/satoshi-kon-1963-2010.html

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/41520/

http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-paprika-and-perfect-blue-director-satoshi-kon,44534/

(Update 8/26/2010)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/arts/design/26kon.html?_r=1

http://raiwebs.blogspot.com/2010/08/satoshi-kon-dreamer.html

http://www.giantrobot.com/index.php/blogs/martin-post/satoshi_kon_rip

http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/Satoshi_Kon_Memories_3374.aspx

http://www.japanator.com/satoshi-kon-1963-2010-16301.phtml

You damn right it is. Kon was one of the few Japanese Animation directors who made movies that appealed not only Anime fans but to film buffs and genre fans alike. It felt like his career was only at the beginning and it's a damn shame he won't be around to fulfill my selfish needs as a fan.

PS: I'll be adding more links to this if I come across them.