A Gentle Farewell
Yosuke Tamori, best known as the creator of the PopoloCrois series, has passed away at the age of 74.
The Japan Cartoonists Association shared the news on April 20. Tamori died on April 10, and the notice was later confirmed through his official website.
From Page To Screen
PopoloCrois, pronounced PO-po-lo-croyce, has roots that reach back to the late 1970s. For many fans, though, its true public starting point came in 1984, when it appeared in The Asahi Shimbun Student Newspaper.
The gentle fantasy world later moved beyond print. In 1999, PopoloCrois was adapted into an animated TV series, giving the story and its characters a wider audience.
The Game Years
During the 1990s, Tamori sold the rights to the series to Sony Computer Entertainment. That deal opened the door for PopoloCrois to become a video game series, a turn that helped it find a lasting place in retro game memory.
PopoloCrois Games Include
- PopoloCrois Story
- Poporogue
- PopoloCrois Story II
- PopoloCrois: Adventure of Beginnings
- PopoloCrois: Adventure of the Law of the Moon
- Return to Popolocrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Tamori’s work leaves behind a soft, storybook kind of fantasy that many players and readers still remember fondly. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.
