{"id":4256,"date":"2021-10-18T16:59:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T07:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=4256"},"modified":"2021-10-18T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T07:59:20","slug":"20211018-4256","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211018-4256\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiroshi Ono aka Mr.Dotman has passed away. Known for his work on Galaga, Xevious, and many other Namco classics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211018-179367\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-10-18 13:12 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On October 18, Team Dotman announced the passing of Hiroshi Ono. He was 64 years old at the time of passing, on October 16. He had been fighting illness (suspected to be Autoimmune hepatitis) as of late, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/motion-gallery.net\/projects\/mr-dotman_movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crowdfunding campaign<\/a> for the production of a documentary film examining Ono\u2019s life, had just launched a few days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mr%E3%83%89%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mr\u30c9\u30c3\u30c8\u30de\u30f3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E5%B0%8F%E9%87%8E%E6%B5%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u5c0f\u91ce\u6d69<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%89%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30af\u30e9\u30a6\u30c9\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0<\/a> \u3092\u5fdc\u63f4\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3044\u305f\u7686\u69d8\u3078<br>\u3054\u5831\u544a\u3067\u3059\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2CPRU0pi5Z\">pic.twitter.com\/2CPRU0pi5Z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mr.\u30c9\u30c3\u30c8\u30de\u30f3@\u4e2d\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u30c9\u30c3\u30c8\u30de\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5 (@MrDotman_info) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrDotman_info\/status\/1449917709450285058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hiroshi Ono joined Namco in 1979, and worked as a graphic designer for many classic titles including <em>Xevious<\/em>, <em>Galaga<\/em>, and <em>Dig Dug<\/em>. He left the company in 2013, and launched his own pixel art\/product brand called Mr.Dotman. He is a renowned figure in the industry, and many fans refer to him as the &#8220;god of pixel art.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aforementioned crowdfunding campaign just launched a few days ago, by the fan\/volunteer group called Team Dotman. According to their announcement, the future of the project is currently under discussion, and they intend to report back to the backers as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ono\u2019s motto was to put his heart and soul into each dot\/pixel, and his contribution to the dawning age of video games in Japan, will be remembered. In response to the sudden news of his passing, a number of fans and industry figures are expressing their condolences to Ono, including Katsuhiro Harada, the series producer of <em>Tekken<\/em>, who tweeted: \u201cmay you rest in peace, Hiroshi Ono senpai.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3054\u51a5\u798f\u3092\u304a\u7948\u308a\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u5c0f\u91ce\u6d69\u5148\u8f29\u3001\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aM9A68zqPx\">https:\/\/t.co\/aM9A68zqPx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harada_TEKKEN\/status\/1449928855288901632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hiroshi Ono aka Mr.Dotman has passed away. 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