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11:44 pm, Apr 10 2013
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41-year-old succumbs after 2-year battle with cancer before publishing last Zero volumes

Media Factory's MF Bunko J Editor-in-Chief Taiji Misaka announced on Wednesday that Zero no Tsukaima (The Familiar of Zero) author Noboru Yamaguchi passed away on April 4 after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 41.

Yamaguchi was writing game scenarios when he made his novel-writing debut in 2000 through the Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. He then published the first volume of his most famous work, the Zero no Tsukaima light novel series, through the MF Bunko J imprint in 2004. The series eventually amassed 20 main volumes, five side story volumes, and four anime seasons.

Yamaguchi had confirmed in 2011 that he had advanced-stage cancer that was originally considered inoperable. However, during an unrelated gallstone surgery, the cancerous growth was confirmed to have shrunk in size. Yamaguchi then learned that there was surgery that he could have that might cure the cancer. He reported later that year that this surgery ended without incident, although he returned to the hospital at the end of 2011.

Yamaguch had planned to end the Zero no Tsukaima light novels last year before his cancer diagnosis and subsequent operation. Media Factory published the 20th of 22 planned volumes in February of 2011. Zero no Tsukaima F, the fourth and final anime series, premiered in 2012.

Yamaguchi had just returned to work last year, and he wanted to resume his Zero no Tsukaima novels at the beginning of this year. However, he reported in November that this is unfeasible due to his most recent hospital stay for surgery, and apologized to his readers for the wait. He vowed to continue writing when his health returns "no matter what," and thanked everyone for the words of encouragement — in Japanese and in English.

Yamaguchi's family held a service on Tuesday.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-10/zero-no-ts ukaima-author-noboru-yamaguchi-passes-away

My favorite author of all, nooo! This guy gave me hours of fun reading his work. Deserves my respect and prayers. Thank you man for everything. May you rest in peace. *salutes*

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12:04 am, Apr 11 2013
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thats really sad, never read his manga before, but i always cry when someone dies

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12:50 am, Apr 11 2013
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So sad...hi was a fighter hi was fighting for two years with that cancer...he wowed to continue writing when his health returns "no matter what,"...Noboru-sensei...requesta de pache You will be missed cry

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3:28 am, Apr 11 2013
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Noboru Yamaguchi - Thank you for the wonderful story up til now.

I guess now Zero no Tsukaima will have to take it's place with Kaze no Stigma. Two amazing stories lost to us by sickness.

It's a sad day indeed.

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10:40 am, Apr 11 2013
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R.I.P Yamaguchi-sensei. Yours was actually the first light novel that I ever read sad

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Rest in peace Yamaguchi Sensei...
Thank you for an entertaining story...

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This is why if you know you're sick you should finish the series. Heck, whenever your ln series hits 10 books its time to consider moving on,to something new.

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This is why if you know you're sick you should finish the series. Heck, whenever your ln series hits 10 books its time to consider moving on,to something new.


Yes, because when you are sick all you gotta do is work >_>

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So I suppose there's no chance for an ending now eh? Dang, it was a wonderful story. Cancer sucks mad

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This is why if you know you're sick you should finish the series. Heck, whenever your ln series hits 10 books its time to consider moving on,to something new.

He would've if he could... where is your logic in this rude and insensitive comment?
...oh wait.

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:\.... I just checked to see if it was still on "Hiatus" and. Bam. Incomplete due to author's death. Sigh... From bad to tragic.


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Yes, because when you are sick all you gotta do is work >_>


Well, I'm sure this isn't what fuzetsuscans intended to say but a better way to think about it is if the author is like, really sick, then it would be nice if they would at least write out the outlines of the next volumes and the ending so should the author die the readers at least know how the author's story was supposed to end. Not really like, several hundred pages of writing but just half a page of what would have happened.

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12:54 pm, Jun 4 2013
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Sadly we wont read the ending that Noboru-sensei had plan for zero no tsukaima. But in our heart this story will remain as it was, a great novel.

Rest in peace Yamaguchi Noboru.



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Damn, I came and chek fo any info on the hitius chapters. And too m supris I was change to him passing away. It is sad to Hear something like that happen, at such a young age. Zero no tsukaima story is one of my fav. Different but yet very good story.

requiescas in pace Yamaguchi Noboru cry

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Rest In Peace noboru sensei!

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Well, I'm sure this isn't what fuzetsuscans intended to say but a better way to think about it is if the author is like, really sick, then it would be nice if they would at least write out the outlines of the next volumes and the ending so should the author die the readers at least know how the author's story was supposed to end. Not really like, several hundred pages of writing but just half a page of what would have happened.

can somewhat agree here. if i was a mangaka i would most likely keep a document(using a cheap laptop without any wireless connections) going over the intended ending of any serialized manga i had made.... basically just which love interest pans out, how the plot is tied together, and who does and doesnt live happily ever after. then all that's needed is to have a friend and/or a will that can have arrangements to get a quick sum up of it, or just have it sent out as text. tbh the time and effort to have it done is next to nothing, and if they chose to finish as a manga the author who took over probably wouldnt mind since it would be great publicity.... donating the time to finish out the work of a departed peer is something you would have to go to GREAT lengths to find a fault in laugh

anyway that's just my personal view of what i would have set up in their position, but i'm someone who hates things left off halfway. Unfortunately you do have to consider that many authors would not want someone else handling the development of one of their lifes biggest accomplishments... you can call it ego but it's a pretty rational thing to want something that was almost purely product of your existence on this planet to remain that way once you were no longer here.

so while it would be nice if authors left a contingency plan in place to supply an ending with a weird/axed feel to it... it's definitely not something i'd fault them for.

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