India, Feb. 12 -- In a disheartening development tied to one of Studio Ghibli's possibly saddest movies, Grave of the Fireflies, composer Michio Mamiya's death is only now being reported worldwide. The Japanese maestro sadly passed away last year on December 11, 2024, due to pneumonia. He was 95 years old.

His family organised a vigil on December 17, and a funeral on December 18, as per Anime News Network.

Although the Japanese daily, The Asahi Shimbun, broke the news back in December 2024, the global audience stumbled across the heartbreaking headline only after the 2025 Annie Awards held on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The musician was among the several other Japanese anime industry legends to be honoured during the annual award ceremo...