There were Japanese today News reports of a one-story wooden house in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. According to anime maker Studio Nue, Kazutaka residents were Miyatake and his wife Tomoko.
Kazutaka Miyatake created mechanical constructions for some of the most iconic anime of all time, including Spaceship Yamato, Macross, Gundam Seed mobile suit, and more. He is co-founder of Nude studio
According to TBSOn the afternoon of May 22nd, the fire broke out and 12 fire and rescue vehicles arrived on site. It took about two hours to put out the fire, which was the most intense in the kitchen, and the cause is still being investigated. A 60-year-old woman named Tomoko Watanabe was rescued from the house and taken to the hospital, where she later died. Her 71-year-old husband escaped but ended up in hospital for smoke inhalation.
Via Twitter, Haruka Takachiho from Studio Nue stated that the couple were actually Kazutaka Miyatake and his wife Tomoko. “Miyatake is still in the hospital but not in critical condition,” he wrote. Takachiho added that he wanted to express his deepest condolences to Miyatake’s wife.
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