• First my man Gouri Daisuke, and now Kon Satoshi, too? Talk about depressing!

• It's been commented on before, but all I can think is: so talented, so young, so much lost potential. Very sad.

• It is terrible tragedy that Satoshi Kon has passed away. You can help remember him by contributing to his memorial website at http://satoshikon.people2remember.com/

• WHYYYY GOD!! WHY CAN'T IT BE MICHAEL BAY?! -kneels, shakes fist at sky- WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!! -sniff- so long, Mister Kon, i would miss you dearly...

• If anyone at Viz Cinema in San Francisco is reading this, I would suggest that a special showing of "Paprika" is in order. Many of us would come out for that.

• That is just sad. I'm a big fan of Millennium Actress.

• finally someone feels the same way I do about Transformers, and GIJOE.

• I am sad to hear of Satoshi Kon's death. I fear the only one of his films I have seen all of is Paprika, which he wrote as well as directed. I have caught parts of Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers at conventions. I have also seen Roujin, which Wikipedia list he was an animator for. I wonder if New York Anime Festival will have a tribute to Mr Kon and Mr Peter Fernandez, the voice of Speed Racer, at the con this year.

• Paprika and Paranoia Agent, along with the anime for Berserk opened my ears to the wonderful music of Hirasawa Susumu. I greatly appreciated all of Satoshi Kon's work and feel like the world of anime and manga have lost someone with real talent at telling a complex story beautifully. Maromi and I will miss our story time.

• Shit dude, that's terrible. I own Perfect Blue and at this very moment have Paprika from Netflix at home. Guess I'll watch 'em and have a drink.

• Yes it is. Perfect Blue and Millenium Actress are two of the finest films I've ever seen.

• The man sure knew how to do it with grace. Thanks for sharing this. Now I'm all misty-eyed. One of my favourite film makers of any stripe---he will be deeply missed.

• <Wipes away tears Thank you Satoshi. You gave me so much to treasure. My world is a little less bright than it once was. Millennium Actress is utterly amazing. By the way Susumu Hirasawa did the music for Paranoia Agent and Millennium Actress, and Paprika as well. I'd have to check the credits but I'm sure his music was used in all of Kon's work.

• What a tragic loss! Millennium Actress and Perfect Blue are two of my all-time favorite anime. Rest in peace brilliant, gentle soul...

• Farewell, Satoshi Kon! What a master story teller of mind-bending tales. Paranoia Agent consumed my brain in college, Paprika delighted and confused me, while Perfect Blue seemed like an animated David Lynch movie. His creations inspire me to write and to always think about normal things strangely. Also, a beautifully-written, thought out goodbye. I hope Satoshi Kon and Hunter Thompson are having drinks in Awesome-Person Heaven.

• As much as I hate bad filmmakers, I'm not sure what you're suggesting, that it would be better if they died young instead of the good ones?

• It's a unimaginable lost that a great director like him would die so young. ALL of his works are absolutely brilliant, and we can see how he still has a hell lot more to offer to the creative industry if only he could have a couple more decades to live... Normally I don't care much for people's passing on the news (it's a pity for sure that they die, but it isn't like I know them personally or anything), but Satoshi Kon's death makes me feel really depressed.

• Truly he was a great director, period. Amen to that. That he used animation, and used it to its fullest cinematic quality, was a bonus for those who already enjoy animation. A friend texted me this news and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn't believe it. He was one of the most visionary and brilliant directors in the world, yet generally not well know by the general populous. He was a modern Hitchcock yet with the arsenal of everything animation could do to twist your mind's eye. That he dies so young is just a bitter pill of this world. As Bill Hicks said, , "We live in a world where good men are murdered and mediocre hacks thrive," "We live in a world where John Lennon was murdered, yet Barry Manilow continues to put out fucking albums. God-dammit!" This wonderful and creative man dies so young, yet so many hack movie makers continue to churn out dreck that fills screen across the country and world. Well, guess I've moved on from denial to anger...

• Man, this sucks. I can't believe it. He was so talented. And young.

• Holy shit, I had no idea, Kon did PA. I can't even count the number of times I have gotten funny looks for naming that as my favourite anime of all time. I have not seen his other works, but I hear a lot of good things about them. Between this news and that new found knowledge, I am really going have to make an effort to.

• Sad news for people that like animation as an artform. It often feels like (outside of Ghibli) he was the only anime creator that actually had anything to say. Sigh.

• I would start with Millennium Actress, move on to Paprika, then Perfect Blue. My personal favorite is Perfect Blue, but it can be a little harsh as a starter.

• I have never seen any of his films, but because of the reaction this is getting I am going to net flix right now and watching as many as I can, which do you recommend I start with?

• I'm really sad about this

• I'm stunned. He was a true visionary; to die so young and suddenly with so much left to offer to the world of cinema, its a tragedy. RIP.

• Damn, the man could even write an elegant farewell note... Truly sad News, we've lost a visionary. Rest In Peace Brother.

• Truly a loss. The world of animation is a little darker now.

• Yes, Paranoia Agent is one of my favorite anime of all time. Even the opening son is deliciously weird: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anabfAg06U

• "Three Godfathers" needs changing to "Tokyo Godfathers" in the 1st line

• I just wanted to thank TR and the posters here before me for this being a place where this brilliant man's life & death could be mentioned without racist and insulting language(Unlike the boards at AICN yesterday). Satoshi Kon, you were one of the very best. Truly, your work expanded beyond your home nation's cultural borders and across the world, where many will remember your name and the work you gave us with a smile, and a gentle tear in our eye for the loss of you. My heart(As I'm sure can be said of all here and many elsewhere), goes out to those who knew him best.

• Today is a sad day. RIP.

• I am now entirely depressed. Truly, life is just fuckin' unfair, killing a man like Satoshi Kon at only 46. I'm gonna go re-watch all of his movies now. Rest in peace, Mr. Kon. The world was definitely better with you in it, and we're grateful for what you contributed to art as a whole.

• Truly sad, I almost get a little teary eyed reading it.

• Just read this on ANN...what sadness in such a few lines! We already know that he's left behind an amazing legacy, and one that will doubtless grow in time as generations of animators and others create work influenced by Kon.

• sympathy to his family and friends for the world is now a sadder place as a true legend that is Kon has gone to show God his talent. though he will live on through his work.

• A final message was posted to his website on his behalf on Wednesday, after his passing. In the beginning of the message titled "Farewell," Kon recalled: May 18 of this year, an unforgettable day. My wife and I received the following prognosis from a cardiologist at the Musashino Red Cross Hospital: "The pancreatic cancer is terminal and has metastasized to the bone. You have at most a half year left." Later, he remembered meeting with MADHOUSE founder Masao Maruyama about the final anime film he was directing: When I conveyed my concerns for Yume-Miru Kikai to Mr. Maruyama, he said, "It's fine. Don't worry, we'll do whatever it takes." I cried. I cried aloud. He concluded his message with the following: With feelings of gratitude for all that is good in this world, I put down my pen. Well, I'll be leaving now. Satoshi Kon

• Not to forget Paranoia Agent, an incredibly mind-bending anime series that was still an awesome and sometimes scathing statement on grief, pop culture, identity, and all kinds of heady topics usually not explored when Team Rocket is blasting off (again). A definite loss, but what he left behind for us is a perfect picture of his genius. Looking forward to The Dream Machine, though now with just a bit of sadness.

• That is very sad. Thank you for posting this.

• :( :( :( Well that's a nice how-do-you-do. Now I am depressed. Happy damn Wednesday, everyone.

• Let us not forget Pranoia Agent either, his onlyventure into an animated TV series. There is not a single film Kon made I do not love. I wonder if his latest project had been complete yet... looks like Madhouse will look to Hosoda to step up his game (that not Hosoda needs to since Summer Wars was brilliant).

• This is awful news, his films are genius. I often use them to show haters that anime isn't just cat-girls and DBZ. Tokyo Godfathers and Millennium Actress are both Pure Art, hell all of his work is. He also did work on other earlier classics doing art direction on Roujin Z and the Magnetic Rose segment of the Memories anthology (he also scripted the latter) He will be sorely missed.

• He will be missed. His works were always so stunning. And I remember messing with a lot of people's heads by making them watch Perfect Blue. It was always so fun watching them twitch when it was over.

• Ya, this hit me hard yesterday. I loved his work. His film Perfect Blue was the first DVD I ever purchased. I was 16, I had enjoyed Anime before, but his film really opened my eyes. A true artist.

• I was hit with a gut punch knowing that Satoshi Kon is no longer with us. I agree with you wholeheartedly Rob about how the world is poorer for his loss. The man was a genius.

• Wow. That's genuinely upsetting...

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