A sad day in the anime industry as another artist has passed away. He may not know by many but he is the animator behind the "Naruto" and "Bleach." Kazunori Mizuno, the animator of both popular anime passes away and according to the friends of Mizuno, he died due to overwork.

According to the reports, Kazunori Mizuno died at the age of 52 last month, and his shocking death was only publicized just this week. A friend of him reasoned out that the cause of his death is the overwork in the manga industry. Aside from "Naruto" and "Bleach," Mizuno is also famous for his works as being an animator of "Akira," "Naruto Shippuden," and "Yu Yu Hakusho."

Fans, friends, family, and colleagues of Kazunori Mizuno has paid tribute and showered the social media with their grief and condolences. The manga industry has lost another hardworking, and a good manga animator. One of the perks of being in the manga industry is the lack of time to rest and doesn't have a lot of leisure time, this is in accordance of a tweet tweeted by @fujisan79, who is a good friend if Kazunori Mizuno, Crunchyroll has reported.

A lot of experts and colleagues won't be surprised anymore if Mizuno's cause of death is related to over fatigue or exhaustion. The true enemy of the every manga artists is time as they could not take a break in very hectic schedules.

Comic Book reported that Kazunori Mizuno has passed away doing the only thing he love and a twitter user, @yaginuma_san tweeted that Mizuno known he was feeling ill and he just told his friends that he was just going to take a break and nap in his studio.

As of now, there is no official word yet about the true reason and cause of death of the animator, Kazunori Mizuno. "Naruto" fans are now making tributes on their social media. Moreover, "Boruto: Naruto Next Generation" have debuted earlier this week, following the journey of Boruto, the son of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto.

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