Yasushi Nirasawa, Designer of the Imagin, Has Passwed Away
 

At only 52, famed design artist Yasushi Nirasawa has passed away.

He's perhaps most well known for his work on Kamen Rider Den-O as the designer of the Imagin, but his presence was felt throughout the franchise & indeed toku in general.

Mr Nirasawa's design work for kaijin included:

Kamen Rider Blade
Kamen Rider Kabuto
Kamen Rider Den-O
Kamen Rider Decade
Kamen Rider G
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
Golden Knight Garo
Godzilla Final Wars

That's really sad. :(

52 is way too young to die. I offer my condolences to his family in their time of mourning.

That's rather sad.

Yeah this is pretty much the saddest piece of news I've ever had to report on. His work on Den-O is what got me into the franchise and the wider world of tokusatsu in general. It breaks my heart to hear he's passed at such a young age.

Damn!! Another person with magnificent talent is gone.

What a shame. It won't be the same without him.

Any word on the cause?

That sucks, RIP. I saw some of his work besides the Imagin, man he was amazing.

What's odd is that I was watching episode one of Den-O yesterday with my best friend.

Very sad. My son and I started with Den-O.

That's just sad

My favorite from him is Imagins from Kamen Rider Den-O

I think it would be very honor for him if New Kamen Rider Ghost get in memoriam card

Like

In memoriam of Yasushi Nirasawa 1963-2016

When Super Sentai or Kamen Rider have in memoriam card?! They should!

At least pay homage to him!

Aw that's sad :(

Rest in Peace Mr. Nirasawa, I very much enjoyed your work and I will continue to do so, the Imagin are great.

That's sad to hear. I'm definitely a fan of his work.

Sad to hear about that. :(

I've been watching several episodes of KR Blade & Gokaiger some weeks back, and now hearing of Nirasawa's passing made me kind sad about this.

Condolences to friends and loved ones.

Damn, that's really sad news and far too young :(

His resume just goes to show how great his work is. He will be missed.

Why is that the good ones always die young and the bad ones keep on living? :(

Because that's just how shitty life is.

This is some sad news. The Imagin were some well designed monsters, as were the others on the list. RIP.