Art Director of Nausicaa and Gundam Passes Away

According to anime coloring director Tsujita Kunio, anime art director Nakamura Mitsuki passed away on May 16th. He was 67 years old. He founded the anime art studio "Design Office Mecaman" with Okawara Kunio in 1976 and had been in charge of the art direction of Sunrise and Toei Animation's anime.

Nakamura's major works
Speed Racer (art director, mecha design)
Gatchaman (art director, mecha design)
Muteki Choujin Zanbot 3 (art director)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (art director)
Space Runaway Ideon (art director)
Mobile Suit Gundam (art director)
You're Under Arrest! (art director)
Wind: A Breath of Heart (art director)

Source: Tsujita's twitter