This is a sad day for the anime industry. Ishiguro directed the original Macross series and DYRL (Kawamori was primarily a mechanical designer back then) and also worked on such landmark productions as Yamato, Astro Boy, Legend of Galactic Heroes, Megazone 23, and more recently Tytania and Mushishi. He will be greatly missed (and certainly not just because I was planning to meet him and get his autograph at a con a couple months from now).
Well FUCK. Not only did this dude direct a lotta my favorite stuff and was all around pretty damn great, I too was intending to go to the same convention and get his autograph. I even ordered a pretty bad ass vintage MegaZone 23 poster in anticipation. I was reeeally looking forward to meeting the dude
Shiiiit, man.
Fucking FUCK.
I just… Sigh. Rest in peace, man.
NOOOOO ;____;
I actually got to meet this guy, too. D: