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- (animation • anime • Makiko Futaki • obituary • Studio Ghibli)
Prolific manga creator Shigeru Mizuki passed away on Monday morning in a Tokyo hospital. He was 93.
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【Obituary】 Giant isopod “No.1” found dead after more than five years of not eating
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Master Blaster
Feb 17, 2014
On 14 February at Toba Aquarium, the giant isopod that captured the imaginations of a nation was found dead in its tank by keepers and media. This brings to an end the record-setting hunger strike No.1 had been waging since 2009.
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- (giant isopod • Mie • No.1 • obituary)
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