Yuji Nunokawa, who died on Christmas Day, was not a well-known name among Anglophone anime fans, but he was a powerful figure in the Japanese cartoon business, instrumental in many of its international successes. Born in Sakata City, Yamagata, into a family of tailors, his initial career direction was in graphic design – even later […]
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