We just lost another legend today 😔
Anime just lost a veteran behind Akira, Death Note, Naruto and today’s biggest isekai titles.
Director and animator Yūji Yanase has passed away at 59. His death was announced today by the production committees behind The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for the Throne and The World’s Strongest Rearguard, two currently airing anime he directed. Their staffs expressed deep gratitude for his work and sorrow over his sudden passing.
Yanase spent decades working across nearly every level of anime production. His extensive credits included:
• Akira — In-Between Animation
• Death Note — Key Animation
• Hellsing — Animation Director
• Chobits — Animation Director
• Naruto: Shippuden — Episode Direction
• Pokémon XY — Episode Direction
• Macross 7 — Key Animation
• Aria the Animation — Animation Director
• Symphogear — Animation Director
• Saint Seiya Omega — Animation Director
He later became especially known as a series director, leading anime including In Another World With My Smartphone, If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord, By the Grace of the Gods, In the Land of Leadale, My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1, I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, and Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra. His directing career began with Himegoto in 2014.
His final chapter is especially bittersweet, with two series under his direction still airing when news of his passing was announced.
Rest in peace, Yūji Yanase. From animator to director, his work quietly became part of decades of anime history. 🕊️
TLDR Summary for the employed:
> be me, Nikita
> had a messy 2024, went to therapy to get my life together for 2025/2026
> dating streamer gf, Deme
> my therapists literally tell me to dump her for my own sanity
> parents move into my UK house, also beg me to break up with her
> fast forward to May
> stressed out from stream hate raids, holding a half-full white Monster can
> squeeze it like a stress ball without thinking
> soda sprays all over my face and wall
> she goes nuclear, screams at me, shoves me through the doorway as hard as she can
> fall over, have a full panic attack, start crying and throwing up
> "wow nice fake falling, nice crocodile tears"
> doing all the cooking, cleaning, and chores because she’s depressed
> accidentally ruin her underwear in the wash once
> screams at me and slams doors so hard the entire house shakes
> fast forward to breakup night
> 5:00 AM, just drove 2 hours home from an IMAX movie, running on zero sleep
> she has a severe itchy rash and is violently digging into her skin until she bleeds
> grab her hands to stop her
> sleep-deprived brain lags
> mean to say: "You're literally k1lling yourself, please stop"
> mouth actually says: "K1ll yourself"
> instantly correct myself and apologize non-stop
> she dumps me on the spot, I pack her bags and drive her to the airport
> we agree to stay friends
> text her checking on her health, send her pictures of fish I caught
> think everything is fine
> streaming live one day, suddenly bombarded with 30+ Discord DMs
> she reframes the 5 AM verbal slip as me telling her to k1ll herself after opening up about depression
> find out she's sliding into my streamer homies' DMs behind the scenes
> "if you collab with him you are siding with an abuser"
> meanwhile posts "focusing on myself and healing <3" on public Twitter
> friends start ghosting and cancelling collabs
> forced me to write a 13-page google dockey with DM receipts
> literally have my mom record audio testimonials proving I was just doing laundry and getting pushed around
> tfw just wanted to stream CS2 and drink Monster in peace
Hytale's Update 6 is now LIVE! 📢
13 weeks of pre-release went into this one. Headlining this update we now have our first version of the in-game mod browser, 4 separate Hardcore modes, new Creative Tools, and so much more!
▶️ Read it here: https://t.co/dnWOjiBaeJ
FEATURES & HEADLINE UPDATES
- In-game Mod Browser
- Hardcore Modes (4 separate modes to choose from)
- Color Tool for Creative Mode (Coloring, Gradient, and Shading)
- New Block Palette Presets
- Networking Improvements
- Gyro Controls
- New cosmetic cape to unlock
- Builder Tools now support selections of up to *16 million blocks*!
- Players can now collide with rotated entities, opening up a slew of possibilities for modders and creators!
Thank you for all your continued support and feedback! 💚 #Hytale