Studio Ghibli Animator Makiko Futaki Passes Away At Age 58 

Studio Ghibli Animator Makiko Futaki Passes Away At Age 58

A veteran animator, Futaki worked on key animation for all of Hayao Miyazaki\'s Studio Ghibli movies and most of Isao Takahata\'s

Kugimiya Yoichiro\'s (production affairs coordinator on Studio Ghibli movies including 

a) Trash Studio has announced the the passing of Makiko Futaki on May 13th at age 58. A veteran animator, Futaki worked on key animation for all of Hayao Miyazaki\'s Studio Ghibli movies and most of Isao Takahata\'s, as well as classic anime features 

Makiko Futaki also illustrated Nahoko Uehashi\'s

It\'s not credited, but animator Futaki worked on baby Omu scene in Nausicaa. https://t.co/nQrwBp2IYq

In that scene where Teto is anxiously walking around injured Nausicaa, Futaki used her cat as reference. https://t.co/Ls5zFDYIif

Anipages Daily offered a description of Futaki\'s worked in the Women Behind Ghibli feature.

Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain\'t It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

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