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{{Article| type=breaking | picture= | caption= | weekday=Thursday | day=28 | month=10 | year=2010 | time=18:10:44 | discusstype=bmgf | discusslink=85630 | sourcetype=bulbanews| sourcename=Rocket Girl | sourcelink=User:Rocket Girl | tagline=Takeshi Shudō passed away at the age of 61 | blurb=Takeshi Shudō, former head writer of the Pokémon anime, has passed away after being rushed to hospital after he collapsed at a railway station in Japan. }} {{CategorizeIn|Anime|10|10}} {{update}} At 4:03 AM JST on October 29th, Shudō has been pronounced dead at the age of 61. MSN Japan reports that {{bp|Takeshi Shudō}}, former head writer of the {{bp|Pokémon anime}}, collapsed at Nara railway station's smoking area around 6:00am on Thursday, October 28th. Upon being discovered by a passerby, he was rushed to the hospital and is undergoing surgery. It was soon determined at the hospital's emergency care center that Shudō had suffered a {{wp|subarachnoid hemorrhage}} in his head. Shudō was a key part of the initial stages of the anime's {{bp|original series}}. He wrote the {{bp|EP001|first episode}}, which aired over ten years ago, and was a scriptwriter for the first three movies and the {{bp|Mewtwo Returns}} TV special. His most recent Pokémon work was in 2003, writing the screenplay for the 244th episode of the anime, ''{{bp|EP244|Yadon's Comprehension! Satoshi's Comprehension!}}'' (''Enlighten Up!''). In Japan, Shudō is best known as the creator of the classic manga and anime series, ''{{wp|Magical Princess Minky Momo}}''. His other credits include ''{{wp|Martian Successor Nadesico}}'' and ''{{wp|Legend of the Galactic Heroes}}''. Bulbanews will update this story as more information comes to hand.

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