He also wrote the Nippon Anime Sо̄seiki (The Genesis of Japanese Anime) book, which Shueisha published on March 5.
Anime historian Yasushi Watanabe passed away on March 27.
Watanabe had a deep knowledge of Disney animation and had a collection dedicated to his fascination with animation.
He received the Japan Animation Association Award in 2014, the Achievement Award at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2015, and the Anime Achievement Award at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2018.