Yoshito Usui, the creator of the Crayon Shin-Chan manga, has died at the age of 51. On September 11. he had gone on a day hiking trip in the mountains in the Gunma Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture area and did not return home as expected. After being missing for a little over a week, his body was discovered on September 19 below a cliff. Usui's body was positively identified on September 20.
At this time, the future of the Crayon Shin-Chan manga and anime series is unknown.
