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Meet Yoichi Kotabe, who helped bring Heidi, Nausicaä and Mario to life!

A range of Filpnotes from Yoichi Kotabe, known for his work on the cartoons Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Panda! Go, Panda! - among other things - are unveiled here! The discussion between Mr. Kotabe and Nintendo President Satoru Iwata about Flipnote Studio as part of the Iwata Asks interview series also offers more insights into the work and talents of Mr. Kotabe.

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Animator, worked as animation director for a large number of projects including Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Panda! Go, Panda! Born in Taiwan in 1936. Joined Toei Animation in 1959. After working with A Production and Zuiyo (now Nippon Animation) he worked with Nintendo from 1985 to 2007.

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