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Cowboy Bebop Writer Keiko Nobumoto Passes Away At 57
The writer behind Cowboy Bebop and Wolf's Rain, Keiko Nobumoto, passed away from esophageal cancer at the age of 57 on December 1, 2021. The announcement of her death was made by her longstanding colleagues Dai Sato and Shinichiro Watanabe. Sato was apparently given the news from Watanabe who had previously been contacted by the Nobumoto family after a memorial service had been held on December 4. Sato called Nobumoto "the person who guided me like a master."