Takeshi Shudō

Takeshi Shudō (首藤剛志) (August 18, 1949 - October 29, 2010) was the original director and a frequent writer for the original Pokémon anime. He wrote the first three movies, as well as the CD drama The Birth of Mewtwo, before leaving the show during the Johto League.
He also wrote the obscure Pocket Monsters: The Animation, a pair of light novels based on the anime. The second included a "To Be Continued" note in the afterward, but was never published or released.
Shudō died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage at age 61 on October 29, 2010. However, he did receive a writing credit for MS022: Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution despite it coming out years after he died.
Category:Male Japanese people
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