For years, thousands of anime fans sang the opening of “Knights of the Zodiac”, creation of Nobou Yamada, who died at 61 in his native Japan.
For years, thousands of children sang with emotion with “Pegasus fantasy” The opening of the anime “The Knights of the Zodiac”. Last Saturday, the voice of the great song Nobuo Yamada He died at age 61, victim of kidney cancer who had diagnosed him years ago. The death of noble as he knew him, He muddled all Japan and animos fans worldwide.
The news of his death was released only today through the Mojost agency. “Our Nobuo artist (Nobuo Yamada) died peacefully at 1:39 pm of the August 9after a long battle against kidney cancer, in a hospital where he had been receiving treatment, ”says the statement confirming the loss of Yamada. Hermeticism was at the request of his family that He fired the remains of Noble in an intimate ceremony and following the millenary Japanese customs.
Nobou Yamada and the moment he communicated his illness to fans
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Yes ok Yamada He had been diagnosed in 2017, only in February this year he informed his followers the disease. At the time he received the diagnosis, Yamada had received a 5 -year life forecast that he could overcome. However, it was the disease that forced him to confess his condition since his condition had worsened to the point of being forced to Suspend the Saint Seiya “Pegasus Fantasy” Grand Finale concert in Mexico and the Tar Kobayashi Festival I had scheduled for March.
Although his state of health was fragile, Nobou remained linked until the last days of the music. In fact, he housed the possibility of returning to the stage. The Mojost agency indicates in its statement that the day before his death, Pegasus Fantasy singer “spoke about the arrangements of the songs he had composed and on the stage he would act. He worked as the Rock Noble star until the end.”
Pegasus fantasy, the door to fame
Nobou Yamada He was born on January 20, 1964 in Kawachinagano, Osaka and started his career at 19, as a vocalist. A year later, in 1984, he created his own Make-Up band with which he knew international fame from the opening and ending of Saint Seiya, Pegasus Fantasy and Blue Forever. He himself had been the composer of the lyrics of both themes that were part of the albums Saint Seiya Hits I (next to Mitsuko Horie) and Saint Seiya ’96 Song Collection.
Already as a soloist, Nob became a reference of the I animated worldwide. His participations in events in Latin America are remembered where fans of the genre cheered the songs he had created. In fact, it was the voice of themes for Gogo Sentai Boukenger (2006), Tensou Sentai Goseiger (2010) and the film Kamen Rider Amazons: Last Judge (2018), among others.
Source: Ambito
