I have a mixed perception of his films (I absolutely hated 'Grave of the Fireflies' on multiple levels, loved many of his other films, and disliked or felt ambi

I have a mixed perception of his films (I absolutely hated 'Grave of the Fireflies' on multiple levels, loved many of his other films, and disliked or felt ambivalent about others), but he was a man who really cared about the craft, and that's getting rarer and rarer in the anime industry. I consider this a great loss.