magustg1 said: According to the most recent news in Japan they're calling it a suicide, because all evidence points to it.
We was in a severe depression. The most recent comics he did were getting really dark.
Seriously? Last I read, they hadn't been considering suicide. I hadn't heard about the depression..
Either way, geez, this is awful. I never really watched/read much of Shin-chan, but I really enjoyed what I did see of it. Scanning through the "Usui-sensei memorial service" tag on pixiv inexplicably breaks my heart. (I think the fact it had over 9 pages of art within a day and a half is sort of a touching testament to his legacy.)