Osamu Kobayashi, Naruto and Beck Director, Passes Away at 57
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Today, the anime community is mourning the loss of a beloved artist overseas. Osamu Kobayashi, a talented director who worked on shows like
BECK, has passed away. He was 57 years old.
According to reports in Japan, Kobayashi passed away on April 16, 2021. He died amidst his battle with kidney cancer. At this time, no plans have been made public about Kobayashi s funeral service, but fans are paying tribute to the director online.
If you do not know the artist by name, there is a good chance you will know his work. Kobayashi was the director of
‘Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day’ Anime Film Gets RetroCrush Distribution
One of the few series that I can rewatch and enjoy and was a big part of getting me to stick with anime in the 1990s when the selection was minimal,
Kimagure Orange Road. The TV series has been available on Crunchyroll for streaming and they’ve now added the best component for it with the feature film
I Want to Return to That Day. Discotek Media has picked up the rights to the series, OVAs, and the first feature film. This covers almost all of what was released except for the
Janna Watson Amongst Top 10 Contemporary Artists in 2021
Contemporary art evolved from Modernism, which was an art movement during the late 19th to early 20th century. Disrupting the traditional modes of art it included the use of different media. Our present day art subverts formal structures and creates totally enriched and subjective perspectives about existence while using media that simultaneously subverts the traditional paint to canvas modes. We take a look below at some contemporary artists leading the art paveway right now creating new meanings with new media.
1. Andy Dixon
Born in Vancouver, Canada, Andy Dixon uses acrylic and oil pastels on large canvases. Dixon explores the value art brings to the upper-class way of life; he creates scenes of indoor living environments decorated with arty objects. Other work produced by Dixon include scenes from traditional Western art, portraying his characters with a frivolity only commonplace in the contemporary, but nonetheles