Zero no Tsukaima Author Noboru Yamaguchi Dead at 41

Following a two-year battle with cancer, 41-year-old Zero no Tsukaima author Noboru Yamaguchi passed away on April 4. “Yamaguchi was writing game scenarios when he made his novel-writing debut in 2000.” His most successful title, Zero no Tsukaima, premiered in 2004, eventually encompassing 20 main volumes (out of a planned 22), five side story volumes, and four anime seasons.

Source: Anime News Network