Satoshi Kon

Websitehttp://konstone.skon.net Twitterhttps://twitter.com/konsatoshi A Japanese manga artist and anime director. Kon studied Graphic Design at Musashino Art University with the intention of becoming a painter. While still in college he debuted as a mangaka with the short Toriko 1984 coming second in the 10th Annual Tetsuya Chiba Awards held by Young Magazine. After graduating he created the manga Kaikisen 1990 and captured the attention of Katsuhiro Ootomohttps://anilist.co/staff/96872/ who hired Kon to work on his World Apartment Horrorhttps://anilist.co/manga/49058/ manga. He debuted in the anime industry with Roujin Zhttps://anilist.co/anime/2000/ a movie written by Ootomo who became a great influence on Kons early career. In 1993 he worked with Mamoru Oshii on Patlabor 2https://anilist.co/anime/1096/ as a layout artist and the two then collaborated on the Seraphim 266613336 Wingshttps://anilist.co/manga/52441/ manga. He debuted as an episode director and scriptwriter on the 5th episode of JoJos Bizarre Adventurehttps://anilist.co/anime/666/ followed by the short Magnetic Rose in Ootomos anthology Memorieshttps://anilist.co/anime/1462/. He made his directorial debut with Perfect Bluehttps://anilist.co/anime/437/ in 1997. Kons death by pancreatic cancer was reported on August 24 2010 shortly before his 47th birthday. Before passing he composed a final message that was posthumously uploaded to his blog by his family. His last film The Dream Machinehttps://anilist.co/anime/6585/ remains incomplete.